Where is bet365 legal? Legal countries, restricted countries and US states

bet365’s legal countries and restricted countries, in one place. Our table gives a status for 114 countries and territories, with a note on each, so you can see where bet365 is legal and where it’s blocked. Below it: the US states that allow bet365, what changed recently, and what to do when bet365 won’t load in the UK or abroad.

What countries does bet365 work in?

Our table covers 114 countries. bet365 is available in 20, partly available in 3 and restricted in 14, and we couldn’t confirm the other 77 either way. Available means bet365 runs a local site or publishes country terms there. It doesn’t mean betting is legal locally. Filter by Restricted to see bet365’s restricted countries, where a regulator blocks it or the law bans the product, or by Available for the countries where bet365 is licensed or serves customers under its own terms. The list below is the quickest way to check your own: type a country name, or filter by status.

bet365 not working in the UK? How to fix it

If bet365 seems to be down, or the app or site is not loading for you in the UK, these are the fixes bet365’s own help centre gives:

1. Clear the app’s cache or settings. On an iPhone, open Settings, tap Apps, select bet365 and toggle Clear Settings so it turns green. On Android, open Settings, tap Apps, select bet365, then Storage and Clear Cache.
2. Delete the app and reinstall it if clearing it doesn’t help.
3. On a phone browser, clear your history and cookies. In Safari, go to Settings, Apps, Safari, then Clear History and Website Data, choose All History and confirm. In Chrome, open the three-dot menu, choose Delete Browsing Data, set the time range to All Time, tick cookies and site data, then confirm and delete.
4. Turn off any VPN, or try a different connection. bet365 says a web server, your browser or an active VPN can make your device look as if it’s somewhere gambling isn’t allowed, and that it can refuse VPN and managed connections.
5. Check your phone or computer is supported. bet365 supports the last three major iOS and Android releases, Windows 10 or later and macOS 15 Sequoia or later, and says a stable connection needs at least 5Mbit/s.

bet365’s advice for games that won’t load is worth trying too. Check another website loads, switch between wifi and mobile data, close and reopen the app, make sure cookies are switched on, turn off ad blockers and private browsing, and update the app.

If you’re a UK customer abroad, you’ll see a pop-up when you try to log in outside your country of residence. On holiday or a business trip, you can log back in once you’re home. If bet365 still won’t load, see how to contact bet365, and for login problems, our bet365 login guide.

Why won’t bet365 load in my country?

bet365 gives a few reasons it might not work where you are:

• It doesn’t accept customers there. bet365 says it “cannot accept customers from restricted territories”. If your country isn’t on its registration form, you can’t open an account. We couldn’t find a list of restricted countries on bet365’s own pages, so the table above is our own.
• Local law. bet365’s terms say using its services may be illegal where you live or are, and that it’s up to you to check.
• A VPN. bet365 doesn’t support VPNs, because it needs to know you’re not in a country where gambling is banned, and its terms list using a VPN to disguise your location as a prohibited activity.
• You’ve moved. If you move abroad for good, whether you can keep using bet365 depends on whether it’s available in your new country. If it is, bet365 asks you to open a new account there, and either way your current account is closed.
• Location checks in the US and Canada. bet365 confirms where you are before you can bet there, using XPoint geolocation software in the US and location checks in Canada.

What changed recently

Availability moves when a country or US state changes its rules or licenses bet365. These are the changes we track:

Where is bet365 legal in Europe?

Europe has 16 of the 20 countries in our table where bet365 is available. They are the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Italy, Germany, France, the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Greece, Cyprus, Estonia, Serbia, Bulgaria, Austria and Luxembourg.

France’s regulator (ANJ) licensed bet365 from 16 April 2026, and the Dutch regulator (KSA) from 1 October 2021. In Austria and Luxembourg, bet365 serves customers under country terms and its Malta licence. Malta itself is not confirmed: bet365 holds Malta licences, but we found no bet365 site or terms for Maltese residents. bet365 is licensed by the Gambling Commission in the UK; we haven’t checked its licence in every other European country, so confirm with bet365 before you sign up.

Six European countries in our table restrict bet365. Switzerland, Croatia, Slovakia and Latvia all name it on national blocklists. Latvia has blocked it since 2014, Slovakia since July 2017, Croatia since May 2019 and Switzerland since September 2019 on the Gespa list, and Switzerland’s ESBK list names it too. Norway allows only Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto to offer betting, and its regulator said in September 2023 that bet365 was leaving. Portugal’s regulator (SRIJ) does not list bet365 among its licensed operators.

Belgium, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary don’t name bet365 on their current blocklists, and we found no local bet365 site, so they are not confirmed. Turkey, Russia, Ukraine, Romania, Lithuania and Slovenia are not confirmed either.

If you live in the UK, none of this affects you: bet365 is legal in the UK, licensed by the Gambling Commission, and the bet365 app is available on both the App Store and Google Play.

Which states allow bet365? bet365 legal states in the US

bet365 is legal in the United States only in the 18 states and Washington D.C. below, where sports betting is licensed state by state. The launch month in each is from bet365’s own US pages, checked 2 October 2026.

In Louisiana it’s available in permitted parishes only. bet365’s own pages confirm its casino is live in Michigan and West Virginia too; we haven’t checked casino in the other states.

So is bet365 legal in the USA? Partly. It’s unavailable in the other 32 states, which either have not licensed bet365 yet or do not allow online sports betting at all. State licensing changes several times a year, so check the bet365 site for the current list before you sign up. bet365 says you must be 21 or over to bet in most US states, and 18 or over in Washington D.C.

Where is bet365 legal in Asia?

Our table has no Asian country where bet365 is available. It lists India, covered below, and Japan as restricted. Japan’s National Police Agency says, in guidance we checked on 4 October 2026, that betting from Japan on a site licensed abroad is a crime. We found no bet365 site or regulator source either way for the rest of Asia. That includes Thailand, China, Singapore, the Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Pakistan, Bangladesh and the Gulf states. Being able to reach bet365 is not the same as it being legal where you live, so check the local rules first.

Is bet365 legal in India?

Our data lists India as restricted. India’s Promotion and Regulation of Online Gaming Act 2025 bans offering online money games across the country, betting included. Being able to reach the site is not the same as it being legal where you live.

Is bet365 legal in Malaysia?

Our table marks Malaysia as not confirmed. We found no bet365 site or terms there and no regulator source naming bet365. The same applies to Indonesia. Check the local rules before you try to sign up.

Where is bet365 legal in North America?

bet365 is available in Canada, alongside the licensed US states covered above. Ontario has its own bet365 site, licensed by the AGCO, and elsewhere bet365 has Canadian terms under its Gibraltar licence. Mexico is not confirmed: bet365 lists a Mexican site, but bet365.mx did not resolve when we checked on 4 October 2026, and the regulator’s register was unreachable. In Canada, provinces regulate gambling individually, so what you can access depends on where you live.

Further south, we couldn’t confirm bet365 either way in Panama, Costa Rica or Guatemala. The same goes for Cuba, Haiti and the French territories of Guadeloupe, Martinique, St Martin and St Barthélemy. The US territories of Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the US Virgin Islands are restricted. They are not among the 18 states and D.C. bet365 listed when we checked on 2 October 2026.

Where is bet365 legal in South America?

South America has moved in both directions. Peru’s regulator (MINCETUR) authorised bet365 on 29 May 2024. Brazil’s regulator (the SPA) authorised bet365 on 7 February 2025, but provisional measure 1.394 of 25 September 2026 bans fixed-odds betting in Brazil. Under it, licensed sites had to go offline from 6 October 2026 and authorisations end on 25 October 2026, so our table lists Brazil as restricted. We re-checked on 16 October 2026: the SPA still lists bet365 (HS do Brasil) under the heading “authorised until the measure takes effect”, and Brazil’s Congress has until 23 November 2026 to vote on the measure, with 99 amendments filed, several of which would keep sports betting legal. We will re-check Brazil after that vote.

Chile’s telecoms regulator (Subtel) ordered bet365 domains blocked by DNS on 1 September 2026, and more bet365 mirror domains on 21 September, after Supreme Court and Santiago Court of Appeals rulings. We found no change to that when we checked on 16 October 2026. Uruguay, Bolivia and Paraguay are not confirmed.

Argentina is a partial case. bet365 holds a licence in the Province of Buenos Aires, but other provinces and the City of Buenos Aires license separately, so availability depends on which part of Argentina you’re in. Colombia and Venezuela are not confirmed. We couldn’t check the Colombian regulator’s (Coljuegos) register, and found nothing either way for Venezuela.

Where is bet365 legal in Africa?

Ivory Coast and Cape Verde are the only African countries marked available. bet365’s Ivorian terms rest on its Malta licence and its Cape Verdean terms on its Gibraltar licence. We found no Ivorian licence. The rest of Africa is not confirmed, including Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Cameroon, Morocco, Tunisia, South Africa, Egypt, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Angola and Mozambique.

Where is bet365 legal in Oceania?

Australia is the region’s main market, and it is a partial one: bet365 holds an Australian licence for sports betting, but online casino games are not permitted under Australian law, so you will not find them. New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Fiji, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, New Caledonia and French Polynesia are not confirmed. New Zealand’s Department of Internal Affairs says offshore operators without a New Zealand licence must stop from 1 December 2026. It doesn’t name bet365.

Why is bet365 restricted in some countries?

There are three usual reasons, and only one of them is about bet365 itself.

The first is a national ban on online gambling. Nothing bet365 does changes that.

The second is a licensing rule that makes operating uneconomic or impossible. Portugal is an example: bet365 was not among the operators licensed by Portugal’s regulator (SRIJ) when we checked on 4 October 2026. Some countries also tell internet providers to block unlicensed sites. Switzerland’s two blocklists (Gespa and ESBK) both name bet365, even though bet365 publishes Swiss terms.

The third is simply that bet365 has not applied yet. Markets open gradually, and the company enters them one licence at a time, as it has in the United States, state by state.

What happens if you try to use bet365 in a restricted country?

You will normally be blocked at sign-up or when you try to deposit. Do not attempt to get around it with a VPN. bet365 detects VPN use, and the consequences are worse than not being able to bet: accounts get restricted or closed, withdrawals are refused, and any balance can be frozen while the account is investigated. You also lose the protection a licensed operator gives you, because you are outside the market its licence covers.

If bet365 is not available where you live, the safe answer is to use an operator that is licensed there.

How old do you have to be to use bet365?

You must be 18 or over and of legal capacity to hold a bet365 account. Some countries set a higher age, and bet365 says most US states require you to be 21. bet365 verifies your identity and date of birth before you can bet, wherever you are.

Is bet365 safe to use?

Where it is licensed, yes. bet365 has operated since 2000 and is licensed by the UK Gambling Commission. In most countries in our table where it is available, it holds a local licence. Where it relies on its Malta or Gibraltar licence instead, the table note says so. Licensed operators have to protect customer funds, verify identity, and offer tools to help you stay in control.

Those tools are in the app and your account settings:

• Deposit limits
• Time-outs
• Self-exclusion
• My Activity — a record of your own betting history
• 24/7 customer support

The protection comes from the licence, not the brand. In a country where bet365 is not licensed, none of it applies to you.

How do I create a bet365 account?

Registration takes a couple of minutes if you are in a country where bet365 operates:

• Open the bet365 site or download the bet365 app
• Tap Join
• Fill in the registration form, including your date of birth and address
• Submit it and wait for bet365 to verify your identity
• Set a deposit limit before you place your first bet

You will need documents that match the country you are registering from. An address in a country bet365 does not serve will fail verification.

How can I access bet365?

Through the bet365 website, or the bet365 app for Android and iPhone. The site works in a mobile browser if you would rather not install anything. Our full bet365 app review covers both, with the download steps for each platform.

A note on this page

We are not lawyers, and this page is not legal advice. It reflects the availability information we hold, last reviewed on the date shown in the table above. Gambling law changes, and a country can move in either direction at short notice. Always confirm directly with bet365 before you deposit, and check the rules where you live.

You must be 18 or over to gamble. For free, confidential support, visit BeGambleAware.org or call the National Gambling Helpline on 0808 8020 133. Please gamble responsibly.