Gambling Apps
Subject to restrictions and compliance with all Google Play policies, we allow apps that enable or facilitate online gambling in the following countries in the table below as long as the Developer completes the application process for gambling apps being distributed on Google Play, is an approved governmental operator and/or is registered as a licensed operator with the appropriate governmental gambling authority in the specified country, and provides a valid operating license in the specified country for the type of online gambling product they want to offer.
We only allow valid licensed or authorized gambling apps that have the following types of online gambling products (please consult the table below for the specific types of gambling products allowed in each country):
- Online Casino games
- Sports Betting
- Horse Racing (where regulated and licensed separately from Sports Betting)
- Lotteries
- Daily Fantasy Sports
Australia
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Allowed with limitations |
Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this “Gambling Apps” section, apps with the following types of gambling products are allowed:
- Sports Betting (including Daily Fantasy Sports where legal)
- Lotteries
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Belgium
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Allowed with limitations |
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)
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Brazil
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Allowed with limitations |
Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this “Gambling Apps” section, apps with the following types of gambling products are allowed:
- Sports Betting (Horse racing only)
- Lotteries (limited to approved apps published by Caixa Economica Federal)
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Canada
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Allowed with limitations |
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)
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Colombia
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Allowed with limitations |
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)
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Denmark
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Allowed with limitations |
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 (including Daily Fantasy Sports where legal)
- Lotteries
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Finland
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Allowed with limitations |
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)
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France
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Allowed with limitations |
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
- Horse Racing (where regulated and licensed separately from Sports Betting)
- Lotteries (governmental operators only)
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Germany
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Allowed with limitations |
Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this “Gambling Apps” section, apps with the following types of gambling products are allowed:
- Sports Betting
- Horse Racing (where regulated and licensed separately from Sports Betting)
- Lotteries (governmental operators or affiliated contracted operators only)
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Ireland
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Allowed with limitations |
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 or charitable operators only)
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Japan
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Allowed with limitations |
Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this “Gambling Apps” section, apps with the following types of 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)
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Mexico
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Allowed with limitations |
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
- Daily Fantasy Sports
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New Zealand
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Allowed with limitations |
Subject to the application and licensing requirements in this “Gambling Apps” section, apps with the following types of gambling products are allowed:
- Sports Betting (governmental operators only)
- Lotteries (governmental operators only)
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Norway
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Allowed with limitations |
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 (governmental operators only)
- Lotteries
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Romania
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Allowed with limitations |
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)
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Spain
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Allowed with limitations |
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 (including Daily Fantasy Sports where legal)
- Horse Racing (where regulated and licensed separately from Sports Betting)
- Lotteries (governmental operators only)
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Sweden
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Allowed with limitations |
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)
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United Kingdom
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Allowed with limitations |
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 (including Daily Fantasy Sports where legal)
- Lotteries
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United States
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Allowed with limitations |
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
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 U.S, and all daily fantasy sports apps published in the United States are subject to the Daily Fantasy Sports (DFS) Apps requirements below.
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Eligible apps must meet the following requirements:
- Developer must successfully complete the application process in order to distribute the app on Play;
- App must comply with all applicable laws and industry standards for each country in which it is distributed;
- Developer must have a valid gambling license for each country or state/territory in which the app is distributed;
- Developer must not offer a type of gambling product that exceeds the scope of its gambling license;
- App must prevent under-age users from using the app;
- App must prevent access and use from countries, states/territories, or the geographic areas not covered by the developer-provided gambling license;
- App must NOT be purchasable as a paid app on Google Play, nor use Google Play In-app Billing;
- App must be free to download and install from the Store;
- App must be rated AO (Adult Only) or IARC equivalent; and
- App and its app listing must clearly display information about responsible gambling.
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