Gambling law
Is online gambling legal in Japan?
Japan bans online casinos outright and allows only state-run sports and race betting.
Online casinos
not legal
Sports betting
state monopoly
Licensing
Gambling on online casinos is a crime in Japan even when the site is licensed abroad, and advertising them is now illegal. Only state-run betting such as toto and public racing is legal.
Minimum age
19+ (toto)
Crypto payments
Not stated by the regulator.
Crypto casinos that accept players from Japan (28)
Their own restricted-countries lists don't include Japan.
RoobetAccepts playersStakeAccepts playersBC.GameAccepts playersShuffleAccepts playersBitStarzAccepts playersCloudbetAccepts playersGamdomAccepts playersDuelbitsAccepts playersRainbetAccepts playersBitcasino.ioAccepts playersSportsbet.ioAccepts players500 CasinoAccepts playersFortuneJackAccepts playersWinnaAccepts playersThrillAccepts playersDuelAccepts playersRazedAccepts playersMetaWinAccepts playersWhale.ioAccepts playersAcebetAccepts playersJackpotBetAccepts playersHousebetsAccepts playersDiceyAccepts playersSpartansAccepts playersToshibetAccepts playersFlushAccepts playersDegencityAccepts playersWager.comAccepts players
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.
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.
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