A lot of you have been tweeting at us and reporting that you cant use the features in the Casino, whether it’s spinning the lucky wheel or trying to play a game of Roulette. You’ll get a message saying ‘This feature is not available for you.’

Well, this for sure isn’t Rockstar Games fault. This is due to your country/government and the laws they have in place for Gambling. If your country is listed below. Then you won’t be able to use the features due to your anti-gambling laws set in place.

1. Recommend The Bahamas model especially in a small economy like Jamaica, since the net benefits exceed net social and economic costs. On the other hand, if casino gambling in Jamaica is opened up to the public, Government should design policies to address the social and psychological problems associated with gambling very early in the process.
2. Casino gambling in Jamaica: Lessons and policy options. The size of the at-risk population and the nature of the effectiveness of laws and law enforcement, all.

For some countries which can use the features, they may not be able to use in-game money which is from Shark cards. We spoke to Tez in Direct Messages which confirmed this. The game detects two types of Cash, Paid cash, and earned cash, Paid cash is Money purchased through Shark cards, Earned cash is any money you have gained through the games features. The Cashier at the Casino won’t allow you to use ‘Paid cash’ to purchase chips.

If your country is listed below and you want to try the Casino features, there is a variety of VPNs which will allow you to try them.

List of countries which have the Features banned

• Afghanistan

• Algeria

• American Samoa

• Argentina

• Azerbaijan

• Bahamas

• Bhutan

• Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Belarus

• Brunei

• Cambodia – gambling is illegal for natives, but land-based gambling is legal for foreign visitors

• Cayman Islands – land-based gambling is illegal, and online local casinos are banned, whereas foreign slots are not

• China

• Cuba

• Cyprus – online sports betting ok with a license

• Czech Republic – the majority of online gambling is illegal (except online lottery and online sports betting)

• Ecuador

• Greece – some online gambling is illegal

• Iceland – online casino gambling and online poker illegal – offline gambling is legal

• Indonesia

• Iran

• Iraq

• Israel

• Jordan

• Kuwait

• Lebanon

• Libya

• Luxembourg – illegal online other than sports betting and online lottery

• Maldives

• Mali – only legal for foreign visitors

• Mauritania

• Malta – gambling services need a license from the government, this is up to R* to apply for

• Malaysia

• North Korea

• Oman

• Pakistan

• Paraguay

• Peru

• Poland – everything but online sports betting is illegal

• Portugal – gambling services need a license from the government, this is up to R* to apply for

• Qatar

• Saudi Arabia

• Somalia

• South Africa – online gambling is illegal

• South Korea

• Sudan

• Syria

• Taiwan

• Thailand – everything but Horse Racing and the Government Lotto

• Turkey – everything but online sports betting and online lottery is illegal

• Tuvalu

• United Arab Emirates

• Vietnam

• Venezuela

In many countries gambling is controlled through licensing and supervision, but there are some places in the world where it is completely forbidden. Here we present the laws for land-based and online gambling in 526 countries and territories with the sources in 46 different languages and their translation into English.

Source: Reddit

Before opening an online project, every operator primarily asks the question: what market to choose? Where can I operate freely, and where do I need to go through the licensing procedure?

Slotegrator examined this question. Our experts prepared a list of countries where online gambling operation is legal.

To make it even more convenient, we sorted them by continents. It includes not only those countries subject to certain requirements and where online gambling is regulated by law. There are also those countries where online gambling is neither regulated nor prohibited.

Online gambling availability in the World 2020

Depending on different approaches to gambling regulation in the world, all countries are divided into 4 groups.

Countries where foreign online casinos are not blocked:

The local regulators do not apply any legislative requirements in these countries. Foreign gambling sites can be licensed in any jurisdiction or generally operate without it.

However, it should be noted that gambling is not necessarily legal in these countries.

For example, the Cayman Islands completely prohibit gambling, while the local residents are liable for participation in gambling. The fact that foreign online casinos are not blocked now can only be explained by the inability of regulator to do this. And if the online gambling is not legalized, blocking of foreign sites is just a matter of time.

Countries where gambling websites must be licensed by the local regulator:

These countries use the most competent approach to online gambling regulation. Each operator (whether it is local or foreign) must acquire a license and fulfill certain legal requirements. Conditions are equal for all. Everyone is obliged to pay taxes to the budget. Only in this case, the operator has the right to work legally. Otherwise, the online resource will be blocked.

Gambling Law In Jamaica Kincaid

The following countries require a license of the local regulator only for the local gaming sites. Foreign platforms can work without it:

As in the first group, these countries do not apply any legal requirements to foreign sites. A foreign operator may be licensed in any jurisdiction and, in some countries operate without it at all. However, all local casino owners are required to undergo the licensing procedure of the local regulator and to pay taxes to the local treasury.

The following countries have no restrictions for the gambling sites at all:

This is the largest group of countries. Many of them do not regulate gambling activities at all.

Online gambling laws around the world

Today almost every country has its own rules regulating the land-based gambling. However, the situation with online gambling is more ambiguous. As can be seen, the attitude towards local and foreign operators differs fundamentally from country to country.

In the European Union, for example, the operators of the foreign gambling sites are subject to the requirements of the EU law. However, not all countries agree that foreign operators don’t pay taxes to the local treasury. Contrary to the requirements of the EU, they put the foreign operators under own regulations forcing them to obtain a local gaming license and pay taxes to the local budget. Among these countries France, Germany, Italy, etc.

The second reason for the different attitudes to local and foreign operators is that many countries (especially those not technologically advanced) simply do not have the resources or tools to prevent foreign companies from operating in their territories.

Gambling Laws In Jamaica

Summing up the availability of online gambling around the world:

Gambling Law In Jamaica Government

• 32 countries prohibit the local operators from working without a license, but those gambling sites that operate from abroad can easily offer their services to local residents. Among them, the following countries: Seychelles, Armenia, Dominican Republic, Greece, Monaco, Norway, Canada, Sweden, Switzerland, etc.
• 32 countries allow online gambling only with the local license. For example, Austria, Denmark, Finland, France, the UK, the Netherlands etc.
• 28 countries prohibit locals from gambling and block sites of local gambling operators. However, foreign platforms can work freely, even if they have no license. These states are either unwilling or are not able to prevent them. For example, Australia, Brazil, New Zealand, Mexico, Japan, Singapore, Nigeria, etc.
• 93 countries do not prohibit online casinos and do not license them. They include Bolivia, Uruguay, Venezuela, Bahamas, Argentina, Egypt, Kenya, Tunisia, Kosovo, Gibraltar, etc.