Gambling Law In Jamaica

A lot of you have been tweeting at us and reporting that you cant use the features in the Casino, whether it’s spinning the lucky wheel or trying to play a game of Roulette. You’ll get a message saying ‘This feature is not available for you.’

Jamaica had approved a law two years ago that legalized casinos, but the measures approved Friday by senators allow those interested to apply for a gambling license. Foreign gambling sites can be licensed in any jurisdiction or generally operate without it. However, it should be noted that gambling is not necessarily legal in these countries. For example, the Cayman Islands completely prohibit gambling, while the local residents are liable for participation in gambling. Last week news broke that Tapia had written to the Jamaican Government expressing concern about the use of Genlot by Mahoe Gaming, which has been granted a lottery licence by the Betting Gaming. For many years, Jamaica rejected attempts to legalize casinos because of church opposition. 51 In 2010, however, the government finally pushed through a casino gambling bill in a bid to expand the country's economy. 52 Under the law, up to three casino licenses can be granted, but only to resort complexes offering “a mix of tourism amenities.

Gambling Law In Jamaica

Well, this for sure isn’t Rockstar Games fault. This is due to your country/government and the laws they have in place for Gambling. If your country is listed below. Then you won’t be able to use the features due to your anti-gambling laws set in place.

For some countries which can use the features, they may not be able to use in-game money which is from Shark cards. We spoke to Tez in Direct Messages which confirmed this. The game detects two types of Cash, Paid cash, and earned cash, Paid cash is Money purchased through Shark cards, Earned cash is any money you have gained through the games features. The Cashier at the Casino won’t allow you to use ‘Paid cash’ to purchase chips.

If your country is listed below and you want to try the Casino features, there is a variety of VPNs which will allow you to try them.

Gambling Law In Jamaica West Indies

List of countries which have the Features banned

  • Afghanistan

  • Algeria

  • American Samoa

  • Argentina

  • Azerbaijan

  • Bahamas

  • Bhutan

  • Bosnia and Herzegovina

  • Belarus

  • Brunei

  • Cambodia – gambling is illegal for natives, but land-based gambling is legal for foreign visitors

  • Cayman Islands – land-based gambling is illegal, and online local casinos are banned, whereas foreign slots are not

  • China

  • Cuba

  • Cyprus – online sports betting ok with a license

  • Czech Republic – the majority of online gambling is illegal (except online lottery and online sports betting)

  • Ecuador

  • Greece – some online gambling is illegal

  • Iceland – online casino gambling and online poker illegal – offline gambling is legal

  • Indonesia

  • Iran

  • Iraq

  • Israel

  • Jordan

  • Kuwait

  • Lebanon

  • Libya

  • Luxembourg – illegal online other than sports betting and online lottery

  • Maldives

  • Mali – only legal for foreign visitors

  • Mauritania

  • Malta – gambling services need a license from the government, this is up to R* to apply for

  • Malaysia

  • North Korea

  • Oman

  • Pakistan

  • Paraguay

  • Peru

  • Poland – everything but online sports betting is illegal

  • Portugal – gambling services need a license from the government, this is up to R* to apply for

  • Qatar

  • Saudi Arabia

  • Somalia

  • South Africa – online gambling is illegal

  • South Korea

  • Sudan

  • Syria

  • Taiwan

  • Thailand – everything but Horse Racing and the Government Lotto

  • Turkey – everything but online sports betting and online lottery is illegal

  • Tuvalu

  • United Arab Emirates

  • Vietnam

  • Venezuela

Source: Reddit