Is online gambling legal in Japan?
Japan bans online casinos outright and allows only state-run sports and race betting.
Crypto casinos that accept players from Japan (28)
Their own restricted-countries lists don't include Japan.
Not listed as restricted, but check first (9)
These casinos don't name Japan, but say their list isn't complete.
Crypto casinos that restrict Japan (4)
These casinos name Japan in their own restricted-countries list.
Who is licensed in Japan
Read from Japan Sport Council (sports lottery); National Association of Racing (local horse racing)’s own register. These hold a Japan licence; the crypto casinos above do not, and most of them say so on their own restricted lists.
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jpnsport.go.jp ↗ · 2026-10-05Japan has no online casino licence: the National Police Agency states that betting at an online casino from Japan is a crime even when the casino is legally run abroad, and since 25 September 2025 the amended Basic Act on Gambling Addiction Countermeasures also bans presenting online casino sites or linking to them. Legal online betting is limited to state-run schemes: the sports lottery, run by the Japan Sport Council under the 1998 Sports Promotion Lottery Act, and the public races, whose internet voting sites the racing bodies name.
This is general information taken from regulators' and governments' own published pages, not legal advice. Gambling law changes; check the regulator's current rules before you play.