Status of commercial gambling licenses, landbased sportsbetting
Open licensing system, January 1997 to March 2010
Public monopoly, January 1997 to June 1999; Closed licensing system, July 1999 to March 2010
Public monopoly, January 1997 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to June 2001; Open licensing system, July 2001 to March 2010

Status of commercial gambling licenses, landbased lottery
Closed licensing system, January 1997 to March 2010
Open licensing system, January 1997 to December 2008; Closed licensing system, January 2009 to March 2010

Status of commercial gambling licenses, landbased poker
Closed licensing system, January 1997 to February 2002; No License Required, March 2002 to March 2010
Closed licensing system, January 1997 to May 2007; Open licensing system, June 2007 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to March 2000; Closed licensing system, April 2000 to November 2007
Public monoply, January 1997 to March 2010
Closed licensing system, January 1997 to December 2009; Open licensing system, January 2010 to March 2010
No license required, January 1997 to March 2010
No license required, January 1997 to April 2005; Open licensing system, May 2005 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to June 2001; Closed licensing system, July 2001 to March 2010

Status of commercial gambling licenses, landbased tablegames
Prohibition, January 1997 to March 2000; Closed licensing system, April 2000 to March 2010

Status of commercial gambling licenses, landbased EGM
No license required, January 1997 to September 2007; Open licensing system, October 2007 to March 2010
Closed licensing system, January 1997 to April 2004; Open licensing system, May 2004 to March 2010
No license required, January 1997 to December 2000; Open licensing system, January 2001 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to July 2002; Closed licensing system, August 2002 to March 2010
Closed licensing system, January 1997 to June 2007; Public monopoly, July 2007 to March 2010

Status of commercial gambling licenses, online sportsbetting
Closed licensing system, January 1998 to March 2010
Open licensing system, April 2004 to March 2010*
Prohibition, January 1997 to August 2006; Closed licensing system, September 2006 to March 2010
No license required, January 1997 to December 2009; Open licensing system, January 2010 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to May 2001; Public monopoly, June 2001 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to October 2003; Public monopoly, November 2003 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to December 2005; Open licensing system, January 2006 to March 2010
Open licensing system, February 2008 to March 2010*
Public monopoly, January 1997 to December 2007; Prohibition, January 2008 to March 2010

Status of commercial gambling licenses, online lottery
Open licensing system, April 2004 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to December 2003; Closed licensing system, January 2004 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to December 2009; Closed licensing system, January 2010 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to December 2005; Public monopoly, January 2006 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to March 2002; Public monoply, April 2002 to March 2010
Open licensing system, February 2008 to March 2010
Public monoply, January 1997 - March 2010

Status of commercial gambling licenses, online poker
Prohibition, January 1997 to June 2007; Closed licensing system, July 2007 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to August 2007; Open licensing system, September 2007 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to January 2010; Public monoply, February 2010 to March 2010

Status of commercial gambling licenses, online EGM
Prohibition, January 1997 to April 2004; Closed licensing system, May 2004 to March 2010

Prohibition to play, landbased EGM
Prohibition, January 1997 to July 2002; Not applicable, August 2002 to March 2010

Prohibition to play, online sportsbetting
Prohibition, January 1997 to August 2006; Not applicable, September 2006 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to October 2003; No prohibition, November 2003 to March 2010
Not applicable, January 1997 to December 2007; Prohibition, January 2008 to March 2010

Prohibition to play, online lottery
No prohibition, January 1997 to March 2010

Prohibition to play, online poker
Prohibition, January 1997 to June 2007; Not applicable, July 2007 to March 2010

Prohibition to play, online EGM
Prohibition, January 1997 to April 2004; Not applicable, May 2004 to March 2010

Minimum age to play, landbased sportsbetting
Not applicable, January 1997 to June 2001; 18, July 2001 to March 2010

Minimum age to play, landbased lottery
Not applicable, January 1997 to June 2001; No minimum age, July 2001 to March 2010

Minimum age to play, landbased poker
Not applicable, January 1997 to March 2000; 18, April 2000 to March 2010
Not applicable, January 1997 to June 2001; 21, July 2001 to March 2010

Minimum age to play, landbased EGM
Not applicable, January 1997 to July 2002; 23, August 2002 to March 2010
No minimum age, January 1997 to 2003; 18, 2004 to March 2010

Minimum age to play, online sportsbetting
Not applicable, January 1997 to August 2006; 18, September 2006 to March 2010
Not applicable, January 1997 to May 2001; No minimum age, 2001 to 2007; 18, 2007 to March 2010
Not applicable, January 1997 to October 2003; 18, November 2003 to March 2010
Not applicable, January 1997 to December 2005; 18, January 2005 to March 2010

Minimum age to play, online lottery
Not applicable, January 1997 to December 2003; 16, January 2004 to March 2010
Not applicable, January 1997 to December 2005; 18, January 2006 to March 2010

Minimum age to play, online poker
Not applicable, January 1997 to June 2007; 18, July 2007 to March 2010
Not applicable, January 1997 to August 2007; 18, September 2007 to March 2010
Not applicable, January 1997 to January 2010; 18, February 2010 to March 2010

Minimum age to play, online EGM
Not applicable, January 1997 to April 2004; 18, May 2004 to March 2010
Not applicable, January 1997 to January 2010; 15, February 2010 to March 2010

Advertising regulatory policy, landbased sportsbetting
No specific restrictions, January 1997 to March 2010
No specific restrictions, January 1997 to March 2004; Some restrictions, April 2005 to March 2010
Some restrictions, June 2008 to March 2010
No specific restrictions, January 1997 to December 2004 ; Some restrictions, January 2005 to March 2010
No specific restrictions, January 1997 to February 2006; Some restrictions, March 2006 to March 2010
No specific restrictions, January 1997 to December 2005; Prohibition, January 2006 to March 2010
No specific restrictions, January 1997 to December 2007; Some restrictions, January 2008 to March 2010

Advertising regulatory policy, landbased lottery
No specific restrictions, January 1997 to December 2004; Some restrictions, January 2005 to March 2010
No specific restrictions, January 1997 to June 2002; Some restrictions, July 2002 to March 2010

Advertising regulatory policy, landbased poker
Prohibition, January 1997 to August 2007; Some restrictions, August 2007 to March 2010
No specific restrictions, January 1997 to March 2000; Some restrictions, April 2000 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to January 2010

Advertising regulatory policy, landbased EGM
Some restrictions, January 1997 to March 2009

Advertising regulatory policy, online sportsbetting
Some restrictions, January 1997 to March 2010
Prohibition, January 1997 to August 2006; No specific restrictions, September 2006 to March 2010
No specific restrictions, January 1997 to May 2009; Prohibition, June 2009 to March 2010
No specific restrictions, January 1997 to December 2007; Prohibition, January 2008 to March 2010

Advertising regulatory policy, online lottery
Prohibition, January 1997 to December 2003; Some restrictions, January 2004 to March 2010

Advertising regulatory policy, online poker
Prohibition, January 1997 to June 2007; No specific restrictions, July 2007 to March 2010
No specific restrictions, January 1997 to August 2007; Some restrictions, September 2007 to March 2010

Advertising regulatory policy, online EGM
Prohibition, January 1997 to April 2004; No specific restrictions, May 2004 to March 2010