Gambling law
Is online gambling legal in South Korea?
South Korea allows only state-authorised sports toto and treats online casinos as illegal.
Online casinos
not legal
Sports betting
state monopoly
Licensing
Only government-authorised gambling is legal, including sports toto (sports promotion betting). All other online gambling is illegal and can be reported to the NGCC's illegal gambling centre.
Crypto payments
Not stated by the regulator.
Crypto casinos that accept players from South Korea (29)
Their own restricted-countries lists don't include South Korea.
RoobetAccepts playersStakeAccepts playersBC.GameAccepts playersShuffleAccepts playersBitStarzAccepts playersCloudbetAccepts playersGamdomAccepts playersDuelbitsAccepts playersRainbetAccepts playersBitcasino.ioAccepts playersSportsbet.ioAccepts players500 CasinoAccepts playersFortuneJackAccepts playersmBitAccepts playersBetplayAccepts playersWinnaAccepts playersThrillAccepts playersDuelAccepts playersRazedAccepts playersMetaWinAccepts playersWhale.ioAccepts playersAcebetAccepts playersJackpotBetAccepts playersHousebetsAccepts playersSpartansAccepts playersToshibetAccepts playersFlushAccepts playersDegencityAccepts playersWager.comAccepts players
Not listed as restricted, but check first (9)
These casinos don't name South Korea, but say their list isn't complete.
Crypto casinos that restrict South Korea (3)
These casinos name South Korea 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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