Online Gaming in Hong Kong

In 2002, the Hong Kong Legislative Council banned offshore gambling, including offshore internet gambling, by passing the Gambling (Amendment) Ordinance. Offshore betting and bookmaking are now criminal offenses and carry criminal penalties against offshore gambling agents that promote, facilitate or advertise their products to Hong Kong residents. The maximum punishment for brokers is seven years in prison and a penalty of 5 million HKD, while individual bettors face nine months in prison and a penalty of 30,000 HKD.

In September 2014, the Home Affairs Bureau said that Hong Kong would not block access to unlicensed betting websites even though those sites cannot operate legally.

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