How to start ONLINE GAMBLING business:-

To start an online gaming business, you need the following:

1) a professional iGaming software
2) a gambling licence
3) a merchant account
4) a dedicated server

Point (1) Choose a reliable iGaming software provider

Depending on your requirements, you should generally aim to find a software provider that offers the
following features in a white-label solution:
1) an advanced gaming management system
2) payment options with multi-currency support
3) large coverage of betting markets
4) access to a large selection of top international casino games
5) a customizable front-end
6) gambling licence
7) customer support

Point (2) Obtain a gambling licence for the targeted jurisdiction

There are certain popular gaming jurisdictions like Curacao, Malta, Alderney, Isle of Man, and Gibraltar.
At this moment, the following legal frameworks dominate the gaming industry:
1) countries that regulated online gambling within their territories;
2) countries that regulated and imposed monopolies;
3) countries that banned betting activities within their jurisdictions;
4) countries that lack regulations on gambling activities;

Point (3) Choose a payment system provider (Neteller, Entropay, Skrill and Bankwire)
To simplify the process, you have the option of choosing an iGaming software provider that can deliver:
1) complete services
2) payment processing
3) integration with all major e-merchants
4) multi-currency support
5) advanced risk management
6) fraud detection

What exactly do you want to include on your online gambling website for your customers?
Once you decided to enter the online gaming market along an established name in the iGaming industry,
there are a few questions you need to answer before you proceed:

1) What software platform will you use on your online gambling site?
2) Will you just offer popular casino games, like slots, roulette, baccarat, blackjack, bingo or poker?
3) What about a live casino module? These days, professional dealers, live video streams and user-
friendly interfaces bring the casino feel into players’ homes.
 4) And what about in-play sports betting? According to latest reports from the industry, in-play
betting will continue to develop in the following years along progress in live streaming
technology.
5) Will you need additional features, such as real-time chat rooms, statistics on players, bonus
creation options or tournament play?
Loyalty programs
Some frequently used loyalty programs offered by online operators are:
Sign up bonuses: Players acquire a sign up bonus the moment they join a gambling website;
Deposit bonuses: Players obtain a bonus the moment they choose to deposit a certain sum of money;
No deposit bonuses: The sportsbook offers free money without asking for a deposit;
Free bets: Free bets are generally connected with the size of the deposit.

Retention methods
At the same time, every serious operator needs to focus on increasing the retention levels too. Here are
some standard means to keep players with you:
Frequent Player Points (FPP): This type of loyalty program is important not only as a bonus initiative for
your players, but it proves to be a great retention tool as frequent bettors feel appreciated for their
loyalty;
 VIP loyalty programs: These programs are running in an ongoing manner and they are addressed
towards VIP players and high spenders;
Promotions for seasonal events: Season-related events are important to be observed, such as a World
Cup Championship or a European tournament, or by offering various promotions on festive moments,
such as the Christmas or the Easter times;
Notifications: Keeping an open channel with your players means that gambling websites need to have
an automated system to detect and take notice of a player’s betting behavior;
Betting assistance for new players: Great online sportsbooks offer not only many betting options and a
large range of markets, but they reach out to new players in order to provide assistance.
The list below reflects a few of these where online gambling is legal:

Australia
Belgium
Canada
France
Germany
Gibraltar
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Liechtenstein
Macau
Malta
New Zealand
Panama
Philippines
Poland
Russia
Scandinavia
Singapore
Spain
Switzerland
Countries like Argentina, Mexico and a few Asian countries have all started the process of legalizing
online gambling.

1. Great Britain
United Kingdom takes a leading position in terms of the number of gamblers. Lotteries, sports betting,
and horse racing are all traditional British entertainments

2. Australia
Gambling has been banned in the country since September 2017.

3. China and Macau

China’s land-based and online casinos are banned, but state lotteries, sports betting, and Mahjong are
still available. Macau additionally brings more than $21 bn. Unlike mainland China, there is an
opportunity to play in foreign casinos.

6. USA
However, the United States has tough restrictions preventing the development of the industry.
Especially, there are many of logging bans on online gambling.

7. Canada
There are more than 50 casinos in Canada, especially in the province of Quebec. Online gambling,
scratchcards and lotteries are also demanded in the country.

8. India
Officially online gambling in the country is prohibited, but in reality there are no restrictions for the
operators of online gambling sites. Online poker is insanely popular in India, especially among
youngsters.

Today’s India is considered as the most attractive region for gambling operators due to the growing
middle class population, the developing digital technologies and mobile Internet, which are progressing
much faster than in the USA, Europe, and Russia.

9. Ireland
The ninth place is led by the Irish love to bet on horse and other racings, as well as to play lotteries.

10. Finland
Gambling in Finland is more of a retirement entertainment, but the online slots are mostly played by
young people: the average player is 18 years old.

Antigua and Barbuda

Many of the companies operating out of the island nation of Antigua and Barbuda are publicly traded on
various stock exchanges, specifically the London Stock Exchange. Antigua has met British regulatory
standards and has been added to the UK's "white list", which allows licensed Antiguan companies to
advertise in the UK.

Australia
The IGA makes it an offence to provide an interactive gambling service to a customer physically present
in Australia, but it is not an offence for Australian residents to play poker or casino games online. Sports
betting online is legal in Australia, with many state government licensed sportsbooks in operation.

Canada
While the criminal code of Canada does not prohibit online gambling, it does prohibit any type of
gambling at an establishment not owned or licensed by a provincial government. Not withstanding this
fact, there are an estimated 1,200 to 1,400 offshore websites that make casino type games and other
gambling activities available to Canadians.

France
On March 5, 2009, France proposed new laws to regulate and tax Internet gambling.

Germany
The German Interstate Treaty on gaming, which came into force on January 1, 2008, banned all forms of
online gaming and betting in the country, with the exception of wagers on horse racing. Schleswig-
Holstein is the only German state that has already come up with their own gambling bill allowing
gambling online. From 2012, casino operators can apply for an online gambling license in this state.

India
Online gambling is illegal in the state of Maharashtra under the "Bombay Wager Act". Other
acts/legislations are silent with respect to online gambling/online gaming in India. The most recent law
to address gambling online was the Federal Information Technology Rules where such illegal activities
may be blocked by Internet providers within India. Playing Rummy in India is legal.
Israel
In December 2005, the attorney general ordered all online gambling operations, online backgammon
included, to close their businesses and at the same time commanded credit card companies to cease
cooperating with online gambling websites.[33] In May 2007, the attorney general had excluded the
online backgammon website Play65 from the ruling, due to "the unique circumstances of the site's
activity", allowing it to return to full activity in Israel.

Poland
In December 2016 the amendment to the Polish Gambling Act was scheduled to come into force on
April 1, 2017. Online gambling will be only possible on the sites with Polish license.

Russia
Russian legislation, enacted in December 2006, prohibits online gambling altogether (as well as any
gambling relying on telecommunications technology).

Singapore
In 2014, the Singapore parliament tabled the Remote Gambling Bill as a counter-measure against online
gambling locally, while parliamentary member Denise Phua spoke against legalised gambling in
Singapore.

United Kingdom
The Bill identified updates to the laws already in place in the UK, and also created the UK Gambling
Commission to take over from the Gambling Board. Most British consumer online gambling activity is on
overseas regulated websites.

United States
The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled[40] in November 2002 that the Federal
Wire Act prohibits electronic transmission of information for sports betting across telecommunications
lines but affirmed a lower court ruling[41] that the Wire Act "'in plain language' does not prohibit
Internet gambling on a game of chance."
The bill allows bets to be taken by in-State companies on poker games, casino games and slots but
excludes sports betting, although it allows for the latter to be proposed, voted on and potentially
regulated separately in due course.

China
There are many forms of betting in China, like sports, lottery and various slot machines. Some of them,
such as mahjong, poker, casino games and sports betting with non-approved sites are forbidden and
Chinese Sports Lottery has a monopoly on all sports betting in mainland China. Online gambling is mostly
illegal and those who bet prefer internationally licensed websites for the large variety of sports games,
in-play betting options and live casino games.For land-based casino games, most big players in China
prefer to travel for one day or two to Macau, where most gambling activities, land-based and online, are
allowed.

Hong Kong
Hong Kong permits certain forms of gambling, as long as they are managed by the government-
sponsored Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKKC), such as horse races, football matches and lottery.
Mahjong is another gambling activity that is allowed to operate in Hong Kong and poker appears to be in
a gray area, still running in an underground manner. Any other gambling activity is illegal and harsh
penalties are applied. For this reason, most Hong Kong punters prefer to travel frequently to Macau.

Taiwan
Gambling in Taiwan is regulated by strict laws and you can bet on the Taiwan Sports Lottery, the only
source for legally betting sports in the country.As in the neighboring countries, Taiwanese people prefer
international websites and regional ones, which support the local language. Though not easy to place
money online, you can find a method that works for gambling websites deposits, like EntroPay or Skrill.

Macau
In Macau, land-based casinos, sports betting, and poker are allowed. It doesn’t address, license, or even
acknowledge online gambling. For online casino operators, Macau does not license online gaming
operations. Since it is not regulated, online gambling is not forbidden and you can bet online without
worries. All gambling activities in Macau fall under the jurisdiction of the Gaming Inspection and
Coordination Bureau (DICJ), which oversees the entire gambling industry.

Philippines
Online casinos in the Philippines are considered to be safe for players. A full license, covering both
online casino and sportsbooks, includes a new application fee of $40,000 and an additional $48,000 per
year for sports book operations payable upon license issuance. The renewal fee is $40,000.

Singapore
Gambling as a whole is banned in Singapore. Just recently, Singapore has blocked hundreds of offshore
gambling sites and it has become a criminal offense to gamble online on an unauthorized site. The new
Remote Gambling Act, which came into effect this past October, prohibits gambling services, remote
gambling service advertisements and remote gambling promotion and only allows online gambling
services to be provided by local non-profit operators.

Japan
In Japan, online gambling is not allowed and gambling as a whole is quite strongly restricted and
controlled. The only gambling activities legally permitted are lottery, scratch cards, pari-mutuel betting
on horse racing, bicycle and motorcycle racing, powerboat racing, and soccer toto wagers. Online
betting is allowed by the Japanese authorities for lottery, football and public sports, but it is only for
pari-mutuel betting with the official channels. For more complex betting options, such as betting fixed
odds, live sports, casino, poker, etc, international gambling sites are preferred.

Vietnam
Online gambling is prohibited in Vietnam and all forms of gambling, except state lottery, are illegal.

Indonesia
Due to the strict Islamic law governing the country – where more than 90% are Muslims – most
gambling activities are strictly prohibited. The only type of legal gambling is the free licensed lottery.

South Korea
In South Korea, gambling activities are illegal. Nevertheless, some state controlled gambling activities
are allowed, like horse racing, lottery and betting on some sports. Online betting is not approved from a
technical point of view. Still, Koreans can place bets.
Thailand
Thailand is a country where gambling is regulated by multiple laws and though most of it is illegal, Thai
people love gambling activities. Thailand offers 2 forms of legal gambling: horse races in Bangkok (which
is usually addressed to high society) and the national lottery, which is a big deal all over the country and
most people in the country can access. As for online gambling, which is highly popular, the Thai can
place their bets on websites that are licensed and legal in other countries, such as Philippines or UK,
preferring sports betting, casino games and online poker.

Malaysia
Malaysia is a country with a 60% Muslim population, which is subject to the Sharia law that forbids
gambling activities. Online gambling is possible by using overseas gambling websites, from Philippines
and UK. The main gambling websites used by locals are licensed in Philippines and offer poker, casino
games, sports, etc. and in Europe, which provide global coverage and a vast array of sports and casino
games, like online slots, baccarat, blackjack, roulette or live casino and poker.

India
India is experiencing a rapid growth of its online gambling market, although gambling as a whole is very
restricted across the country. Horse racing and lotteries are the only fully legal gambling activities. Two
states in India have introduced specific legislation related to online gambling. In Maharashtra, online
gambling is completely prohibited, while in Sikkim the government now has the authority to issue
licenses to operators wishing to provide online gambling services within the state. Recently, a new law –
Foreign Exchange Management Act – has been imposed, which points out that online payment on
gambling sites must be done in Rupees. Nevertheless, most players choose to use an electronic wallet,
such as Skrill, PayPal and Neteller.

Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, online gambling is illegal under the Islamic law. As in Pakistan, there is a great number of
bettors who choose to bet online on well-known websites from the West.

Pakistan
Pakistan is an Islamic country and all gambling is banned. Nevertheless, most punters do place bets on
international websites, which are legal in Europe and provide Pakistani banking options.

Lebanon
Until June 2013, the citizens of Lebanon were allowed to access a number of online gambling sites. From
that moment on, the Ministry of Justice decided to stop all foreign online gambling operators and give
legal monopoly to Casino du Liban, which is right now the only place where you are allowed to gamble.

Kuwait
Kuweit is an Islamic country and all gaming activities are prohibited.

Brunei
Brunei is a wealthy country located on Borneo Island, neighboring Malaysia. Since it is an Islamic
country, all forms of gambling activities are banned.

Bahrain
Bahrain is an Islamic country and gambling of all sorts is banned. Internet censorship is also enforced
and the government blocks websites that are connected to gambling.

Qatar
Another Islamic country, where gambling is illegal and gambling websites are blocked by Internet
censorship.

United Arab Emirates

Online gambling is illegal in the United Arab Emirates and authorities take serious prohibition measures
to detect and block the banned online content, including gambling websites.
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