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Country/region allowances for gambling apps

Gambling apps are allowed in the countries/regions listed below with the limitations specified below.

All gambling apps must also include a statement regarding responsible gambling in the description text of the app listing AND within the app that includes local contact information for third-party problem gambling support resources in addition to complying with any relevant legal and licensing requirements in relation to responsible gambling statements. Some examples of potential third-party resources are included below.

Australia

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this 'Online real-money gaming and gambling apps' section, apps with the following types of online real-money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Sports betting (including daily fantasy sports where legal)
  • Lotteries

Gambling Help Online

Gamblers Anonymous

Austria

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this 'Online real-money gaming and gambling apps' section, apps with the following types of online real-money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online casino games
  • Sports betting
  • Horse racing (where regulated and licensed separately from sports betting)
  • Lotteries (governmental operators only)

Bundesministerium Finanzen

Belgium

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this 'Online real-money gaming and gambling apps' section, apps with the following types of online real-money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online casino games
  • Sports betting
  • Lotteries (governmental operators only)

Gokhulp

Joueurs Aide-en-Ligne

Brazil

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this 'Online real-money gaming and gambling apps' section, apps with the following types of online real-money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Horse racing
  • Lotteries (limited to approved apps published by Caixa Economica Federal)
  • Fixed-quota betting (including sports betting), limited to those licensed by the Secretaria de Prêmios e Apostas

Gambler’s Anonymous (select Brazil)

Blumenau: (47) 9121-0079

Florianopolis: (48) 8414-2208

Rio de Janeiro: (21) 2516-4672

Santos e São Vicente: (12) 3469-5248

São Paulo: (11) 3229-1023

Bulgaria

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this 'Online real-money gaming and gambling apps' section, apps with the following types of online real-money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online casino games
  • Sports betting (including daily fantasy sports where legal)
  • Horse racing (where regulated and licensed separately from sports betting)
  • Lotteries

Aсоциация Cолидарност

Ph: 0888-99-18-66

   

Canada

Gambling apps in all provinces of Canada (except for Ontario and Alberta) are subject to the following limitations:

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games (governmental operators only)
  • Sports Betting (governmental operators only)
  • Lotteries (governmental operators only)
National Problem Gambling Helpline
Canada Safety Council
 

Gambling apps in Ontario are subject to the following limitations:

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Lotteries (governmental operators only)
National Problem Gambling Helpline
Canada Safety Council

Gambling apps in Alberta are subject to the following limitations:

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
National Problem Gambling Helpline
Canada Safety Council

Colombia

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Lotteries (governmental operators only)
Jugadores Anonimos Colombia

Croatia

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Lotteries
Nastavni Zavod za Javno Zdravstvo Dr. Andrija Štampar

Czech Republic

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Horse Racing (where regulated and licensed separately from Sports Betting)
  • Lotteries
Anonymni Gambleři Česko

Denmark

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting c
  • Lotteries
Spillemyndigheden

Ethiopia

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Lotteries
Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital

Finland

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games (governmental operators only)
  • Sports Betting (governmental operators only)
  • Lotteries (governmental operators only)
Peluuri

France

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Horse Racing (where regulated and licensed separately from Sports Betting)
  • Lotteries (governmental operators only)

Joueurs Info Service
Ph: 09 74 75 13 13

Germany

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps"section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Sports Betting
  • Horse Racing (where regulated and licensed separately from Sports Betting)
  • Lotteries (governmental operators or affiliated contracted operators only)

Fachverband Glücksspielsucht

Ghana

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps"section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Lotteries

Gaming Commission of Ghana

Greece

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps"section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting 
  • Daily Fantasy Sports
  • Lotteries

Kethea Helpline 1114

Hungary

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino
  • Lotteries
  • Sports Betting (including DFS where legal)
  • Horse Racing
Szerencsejáték-Függőség Megelőzési Segítő Központ

Ireland

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Lotteries (governmental or charitable operators only) 

Gamble Aware
Ph: 1800 753 753

Italy

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Lotteries

Istituto Superiore di Sanità

Japan

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Sports Betting (horse racing, motorboat racing, bicycle racing, auto-bicycle racing, and soccer lottery by governmental operators only)
  • Lotteries (governmental operators only)
般財団法人 ギャンブル依存症予防回復支援センタ

Kenya

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Horse Racing (where regulated and licensed separately from Sports Betting)
  • Lotteries

Responsible Gambling Kenya

Latvia

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Lotteries

Spēles Brīvība

Lithuania

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Lotteries

Nebenoriu lošti

Mexico

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Lotteries

Dirección General de Juegos y Sorteos
Grupo Punto de Partida

Netherlands

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino
  • Lotteries
  • Sports Betting

Open Over Gokken

New Zealand

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Sports Betting (governmental operators only)
  • Lotteries (governmental operators only)

Gambling Helpline Aotearoa
Choice Not Chance

Nigeria

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed in select states:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting (including Daily Fantasy Sports where legal)
  • Horse Racing (where regulated and licensed separately from Sports Betting)
  • Lotteries

Note that if a state or gambling product for a state is not available on the application form, Google Play does not permit distribution at this time.

Gamblers Anonymous

Norway

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting (governmental operators only)
  • Lotteries

Hjelpelinjen
Spillavhengighet Norge

Panama

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting (including Daily Fantasy Sports where legal)
  • Horse Racing (where regulated and licensed separately from Sports Betting)
  • Lotteries
jcjjuegoresponsable@mef.gob.pa
Ph: 504-3768

Portugal

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Horse Racing (where regulated and licensed separately from Sports Betting)
  • Lotteries (limited to approved apps published by Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Lisboa)

Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos

Romania

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Lotteries (governmental operators only)

Clinica Aliat

Serbia

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting (including Daily Fantasy Sports where legal)
  • Lotteries (governmental operators only)

Specijalna Bolnica za Bolesti Zavisnosti

Singapore

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Lotteries

National Council on Problem Gambling

Slovakia

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting (including Daily Fantasy Sports where legal)
  • Horse Racing (where regulated and licensed separately from Sports Betting)
  • Lotteries

Centrum pre liečbu drogových závislostí
Ph: 0800-800-900

Spain

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting (including Daily Fantasy Sports where legal)
  • Horse Racing (where regulated and licensed separately from Sports Betting)
  • Lotteries (governmental operators only)

Federación Española de Jugadores de Azar Rehabilitados
Clínica de Investigación y Tratamiento de Adicciones

Sweden

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Lotteries (governmental operators only)

Stödlinjen för Spelare och Anhöriga

Switzerland

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Lotteries
SOS-Spielsucht

Tanzania

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting (including Daily Fantasy Sports where legal)
  • Lotteries
Gaming Board of Tanzania

Turkey

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting
  • Lotteries

Türkiye Yeşilay Cemiyeti

United Kingdom

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this "Online Real-Money Gaming and Gambling Apps" section, apps with the following types of online real money gaming and/or gambling products are allowed:

  • Online Casino games
  • Sports Betting (including Daily Fantasy Sports where legal)
  • Lotteries

Gamble Aware
Ph: 0808 8020 133

United States

Limitations Example Responsibility Resources

Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this 'Gambling apps' section, apps with the following types of gambling products are allowed in certain states where legal and appropriately licensed:

  • Online casino games
  • Sports betting
  • Horse racing (where regulated and licensed separately from sports betting)
  • Lotteries (including lottery couriers) 
  • Class II tribal gaming

Please note that if a state or gambling product for a state is not available on the application form, Google Play does not permit distribution at this time.

Depending on the state, daily fantasy sports may be regulated as gambling in the US, and all daily fantasy sports apps published in the United States must comply with our daily fantasy sports (DFS) apps requirements.

National Council on Problem Gambling

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