As the second most populated Islamic nation, you can probably imagine – gambling (other than on horse racing) is not allowed under Laws of Bangladesh. Despite the laws of the land and sharīʿah much gambling does happen here. It is not uncommon for friends to wagers with each other on the results of cricket, kabadi, carom and other sports. There are many other opportunities to gamble too. In this article I’ll discuss local law, the most popular forms of gambling here, and how no gaming sites accept players from Bangladesh due to grey laws and IP blocking. You can try www.Royalpanda.com, they work sometimes from Bangladesh but they don’t have sport bets, yet.

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Bangladesh Gambling Law

Our gambling law dates to the era of British rule. The Public Gambling Act of 1867, initially created as an India gambling law and inherited by Pakistan, is the basis for our law. We declared this on 30 June, 1973 which was two years after our independence from Pakistan. At the time we also repealed section two, and amended sections three and four. It has been modified a few times to allow certain lotteries (rare), to clarify prize bonds are not gambling, and to add 21% tax charged to horse racing tote and bookmaker operators.

Under the law of the land, the penalty for being caught gambling is up to 1 month in prison and small fine of 100 taka ($1.25 USD). About a decade ago there was a push to increase the fine to 5000 taka. This never came to be and the law is only selectively enforced. This is despite the fact our constitution says “the State shall endeavor to prevent gambling and prostitution”.

Violating our own constitution, prostitution was legalized here in 2000. Furthermore: the pool-clubs, restaurants, and café’s people gather at to make spot bets on cricket are mostly well-known. The police only make occasional raids. It is as if this is to more dispel the idea our nation has rejected the Sunnah than to actually prevent non-halal activity. For a nation that is over 90% Islamic and renewed Islam as our national religion in 2011, this is in many ways Ironic. The fact however remains – Bangladeshi people like to and will continue to gamble.

Online Betting from Bangladesh

Online betting has only recently become popular in Bangladesh. The websites that our players use are foreign ones. These are licensed in other places of the world such as the United Kingdom. One of the most used websites is www.bet365.com which is licensed in the UK and owned by the same family that owns the English Premier League football franchise Stoke City FC. This is a very good company.

At Bet365 it is possible to bet Bangladesh Premier League (BDL), Kabadi World Cup and international sports televised here such as EPL and La Liga football and IPL cricket. They are very popular for cricket spot-bets and in-play betting. Here you can bet match winner straight or with a spread. You can bet total runs, most match sixes, next dismissal, innings runs, session runs, dismissal method, next over runs, and much more. They also offer horse race betting, casino games, online poker, and bingo from the same account.

Depositing and Getting Paid

For online betting from Bangladesh, opening a www.neteller.com account is suggested. This is an e-wallet that works like an online bank account. Because they do not offer accounts in Bangladeshi taka (BDT) you should open you account in United States dollar (USD).

Once your account is opened you should apply for a NETELLER NET+ card also in USD. This is a free card that has a MasterCard symbol on it. You can use it to spend your NETELLER balance anywhere MasterCard is accepted including both in-person and online. You can also use the card to withdrawal your NETELLER balance at an ATM.

With NETELLER it is possible to move money between online betting sites. Let’s say you have $300 in your BET365 account and you want to try two new sites and spend $100. You can withdrawal $300 from Bet365 to NETELLER. You can then use NETELLER to deposit $100 to Ladbrokes, $100 to Betfair and can take the final $100 out at any local ATM (the ATM will convert dollar to taka for you).

Initially to get started there are three way to add money to your NETELLER account.

  1. Credit or Debit Card – The problem with this method is not all cards are accepted. You’ll need an international debit card approved for internet transactions such as this one by Standard Chartered. Even though approved for online transactions these cards do not always work with NETELLER.
  2. Bank Transfer – The challenge with this method is that Bangladesh has strict rules for remitting funds out of the country. You may be able to get around this by using Sonali Exchange. See their website www.sonaliexchange.com for details.
  3. Transfer Service – If you search the internet for items such as purchase NETELLER Bangladesh you can find local companies that sell NETELLER cash for a small fee. This method is risky as sometimes these sites are scams. You can do this in very small increments many times. This way you do not lose a lot of money if it is a scam. In time you can find which are honest.

Also it is a good idea to also have account with NETELLER’s e-wallet competitors www.skrill.com and www.entropay.com. If you get international debit cards from Bangladeshi banks you can try the card at all three e-wallet sites. EntroPay is more expensive for fees but seems to take more cards than NETELLER. Initially getting set-up to bet online is a hassle. But once you have money at online betting sites moving it around between these e-wallets and cashing out your winning is easy.

Legal Gambling in Bangladesh

As mentioned in the introduction, horse race betting is legal in Bangladesh. It might also be permissible under sharīʿah for reasons explained in my article on Pakistan betting law. Of course most Bangladeshi people do not live near a track so this might not be an option. What is an option is buying prize bonds.

Prize Bonds in Bangladesh

In June 1974 the government began issuing prize bonds, originally costing 10 taka per. These were increased to 50 taka bonds in 1985 and to their current cost of 100 taka per in 1995. These are bearer instruments the holder owns and can be redeemed for cash. These are in fact government debt and all bonds are issued by Central Bank of Bangladesh (Bangladesh Bank). These pay no interest but rather a drawing is held every three-month. Those holding the bond numbers drawn win a prize.

The current prize amounts according to bangladesh.gov.bd are the ones shown below:

The above data reflects that there are currently 30 series of bonds on the market. This is because the scheme pays 1 prize each for first and second, 2 prizes each for third and forth and 40 prizes for fifth place per series. Each series has 10,00,000 bonds. In order to be eligible for the prize you must have held the bond for at least 60-days prior to its purchase.

Much more about prize bonds can be found Google searching. Also some questions are answered in the Prize Bond FAQ by Bangladesh Bank. In short this works much like playing the lottery. However because these are bearer instruments that represent government debt and can be redeemed, this is not considered gambling and is not a violation of Bangladeshi law.

The laws and regulations governing gambling in Nigeria can be a little confusing because there is no cut and dried law or legislation that solely addresses gambling in the West African Nation. Instead, there are two federal Acts that make reference to gambling in terms of what is illegal or not allowed, and what is legal and allowed. Here is a brief explanation of each:

The first is The Gaming Machines (Prohibition) Act of 1977, which specifies that the ownership and use of gaming machines in Nigeria is illegal, and that the penalty if caught and convicted of owning and using gaming machines, is a year in prison without the option of a fine.

In addition, all proceeds derived from said machines as well as the machines themselves are liable to be confiscated by the Nigerian Government. According to the Act, a gaming machine is considered to be any mechanical coin or token operated gambling or gaming device that is used for the sole purpose of enticing people to gamble in the hope they win monetary rewards.

The Nigerian Criminal Code Act

The second Act in Nigeria that pertains to what constitutes legal and illegal gambling practices is the Nigerian Criminal Code, specifically Subsection 1 of Section 236 in Chapter 22. In this Act, an illegal gaming house is defined as any property or venue where unlawful gaming is offering or undertaken.

If caught, the owner, operator, manager or occupier of an illegal gaming house can face a fine of 1000 Naira and/or two years in prison. The Act goes on to specify which types of gambling are permitted and which are not. In other words, which games are unlawful (see the list below). This, of course, begs the question of what constitutes legal or lawful gambling in Nigeria.

There are really only three lawful types of gambling in Nigeria – betting / pools, lotteries and a handful of land casinos. Here is a brief description and explanation of each:

Online Gambling Legal In Bangladesh

Betting and Pools

According to Subsection 3 of Section 239 in Chapter 22 of the Nigerian Criminal Code Act, “any house, room or place which is used for the purposes of a licensed pool betting business shall not be deemed to be a common betting house by reason only that it is so used.”

This clause allows the operation and use of betting and pool houses in Nigeria provided they are the only types of gambling on offer. Further, under the laws of Nigeria, betting and pool operators must use a totalisator (a.k.a. a pari-mutuel machine) to register bets and equally divide the total amount bet amongst the winners.

In addition, operators are required to register their pools and/or betting houses with the government in order to gain a legal status. Failing to do so would mean that they are operated illegally and open them up to prosecution, fines and/or time in prison.

Lotteries

According to Section 240 in Chapter 22 of the Nigerian Criminal Code Act, “lottery” includes any game, method or device whereby money or money's worth is distributed or allotted in any manner based on or to be determined by chance or lot.

A lottery ticket includes any ticket, paper or other printed article that entitles the holder who has the winning numbers to collect its corresponding cash prize or equivalent.

A 'public lottery' means a lottery to which the public or any class of the public has, or may have, access, and every lottery shall, until the contrary is proved, be deemed to be a public lottery.

According to Section 240, anyone caught acting like a ‘middle-man’ between a public lottery and buyers of lottery tickets players is liable for a 100 Naira fine or six months in prison.

Land Casinos

Despite the vastness of Nigeria, to date the country has only three licensed land casinos – two in Lagos and one in the nation’s capital, Abuja.

They are Le Meridien Eko Hotel & Casino and the Federal Palace Hotel and Casino in Lagos, and the Transcorp Hilton in Abuja.

Although equipped with a smaller selection of games than you’d find in most western land casinos, each has enough to keep local and visiting gambling fans entertained.

Most have a small selection of table games (such as Blackjack, Casino Hold’em and American Roulette) accompanied by a bank of slot machines, which can be coinless.

Even though Nigeria’s various Acts expressly prohibit the import and use of certain casino games – such as slot machines, for instance – the nation’s three licensed land casinos seem to be permitted to offer them.

It’s unknown why licenses have only been granted to just three casinos to date, but it may have something to do with the fact that pools / betting and lotteries are the preferred forms of gaming in most parts of this large African nation.

No, online gambling is not legal in Nigeria, and anyone or organisation caught hosting and/or operating an internet-based gambling site within Nigerian borders may be liable for prosecution and thus fines and/or a prison sentence.

That said, it’s extremely hard if not impossible for the Nigerian government to prevent its citizens from accessing and signing up with Nigerian-friendly online casinos and any other off-shore owned and run internet gaming sites that welcome players from Nigeria.

While it’s true that relatively few online casinos allow players from Nigeria to sign up, deposit and play, there are a few that do, the best of which you’ll find reviewed and featured here on this site. Some casinos even allow players from Nigeria to deposit, play and cash-out in Naira.

To play online, all you need is a fast and secure internet connection, a late model computer or smart mobile phone or device, the means to fund your rea money online casino account, and a trustworthy, safe and reputable online casino to sign up with.

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