Is online gambling legal in Trinidad and Tobago?

Legal overview

Trinidad and Tobago is in the middle of moving from an older, largely land-based gambling regime to a licensing system that includes online play. The Gambling (Gaming and Betting) Control Act, 2021 was passed and partly proclaimed, creating the Gambling Control Commission, but for several years its licensing, inspection and enforcement provisions were not brought into force. Existing casinos, members' clubs and betting establishments continued to operate, with the state collecting mainly club gaming and gaming amusement taxes.

In October 2026 Parliament approved the Gambling (Gaming and Betting) (Remote Gambling) Order 2026: the House of Representatives passed it unanimously and the Senate approved it on 2 October 2026. According to trade press reports of the debate, the Order removes provisions in section 76 of the 2021 Act that criminalised offering remote gambling to international customers from within the country, and it prepares remote gambling licences for local and foreign operators issued by the Commission. The Attorney General said the remaining administrative provisions, including licensing, would be in place on or before 1 January 2027.

As of late October 2026 no locally licensed online casino was confirmed to be serving residents, so online casino play still takes place on offshore sites in a grey market. No prohibition or prosecution of individual players using foreign sites was found, but those players have no local regulator or dispute route. Details such as the online gambling age, tax rates and player protection rules had not been published when this page was checked.

Verification status: this overview is based on secondary sources and has not yet been checked against the official law text or the regulator. Confirm the details with the national authority before relying on them.