Legal casino gambling age in Dominica
The Commonwealth of Dominica is a small island state in the Eastern Caribbean. It should not be confused with the Dominican Republic, a much larger country with a separate and far more developed gambling industry. Dominica’s lawful gambling market is narrow. It consists essentially of a state lottery, the Dominica National Lottery, which runs draw games and, since 2017, video lottery games. The country’s anti-money-laundering assessors reported in 2023 that there were no casinos in Dominica. The government has at times granted internet gaming licences to companies serving overseas customers, but it has never published a dedicated online gambling statute, regulator or register. In its 2026/27 Budget Address, published in August 2026, the government announced plans to build an international online gaming industry, revise the legislation and create a Gaming Authority. This guide explains the framework as far as it can be verified from public sources, the position of players, taxation, protection measures and the reform now under way.
Key points
- Lotteries are run by the state through the Dominica National Lotteries Commission, which operates the Dominica National Lottery (DNL), including the regional Super 6 game and DNL Blast Gaming video lottery games.
- The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF) stated in its mutual evaluation report adopted in May 2023 that “there are no casinos” in Dominica.
- Internet gaming licences have been issued by the government on an individual basis (two such licences were reported to date from 2004), but there is no published gaming statute, licensing regulator or public register of licensees.
- No law we could verify makes it an offence for a resident to play with a foreign online casino, and no website or payment blocking regime has been identified.
- The 2026/27 Budget Address announced a “comprehensive regulatory regime governing internet gaming” and a dedicated Gaming Authority. As of 13 October 2026, no bill had been located in public sources.
Last reviewed: 13 October 2026.
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Historical development
Like other former British colonies in the Caribbean, Dominica inherited English-style rules that treated most gambling as a matter for the criminal law, with exceptions for lotteries and other activities authorised by the state. Its statute book was consolidated in the Revised Laws of Dominica 1990. A further consolidated edition covering all laws from 1990 to January 2017 was completed in 2020, as reported by Dominica News Online in November 2020. The newspaper reported that the 2017 revised edition was to be made available to the public by 7 December 2020, but that it would not be in force until three commencement instruments had taken effect.
The state lottery became the central legal form of gambling. A reference entry by Dom767 describes the Dominica Lotteries Commission as a statutory corporation created by Act No. 10 of 1994 with the exclusive mandate to operate lotteries in Dominica, and with lottery proceeds directed to national development and public welfare. We were unable to read the official text of that Act, because the copy on the government’s laws portal is a scanned image, so these details should be treated as secondary. The existence of the body itself is confirmed by later official and press sources, which refer to it as the Dominica National Lotteries Commission.
Dominica also took part early in regional lottery cooperation. When the Super 6 game was launched in December 2004, the Vincentian newspaper Searchlight reported that it replaced an earlier game, Win Lotto, which had been played in Grenada, Dominica and Saint Lucia, and that it extended the shared game to St Vincent and the Grenadines. Pooling draws across several small markets allows larger jackpots than any single island could support.
Internet gaming has a separate and less transparent history. In 2002 the United States General Accounting Office (GAO) surveyed a sample of online gambling websites. Of the 162 “live” sites it examined, three named Dominica as their licensing country. The GAO noted that it did not verify the licensing claims (GAO-03-89). In December 2013, Dominica News Online reported that two internet gaming licences had been issued in 2004 through the Ministry of Finance to a Dominican businessman, who said he had introduced internet gaming to Dominica in 1995. The report followed a political controversy: the then Leader of the Opposition, Hector John, questioned why the National Lotteries Commission had not been involved in the process, and what effect a business linked to the licensee might have on the Commission’s business. The newspaper did not identify any gaming statute under which the licences were granted.
In 2017 the state lottery added video lottery games, marketed as DNL Blast Gaming, according to Dominica News Online (December 2024). Since then the lottery’s products have consisted of both traditional draw games and terminal-based video games offered through retail gaming outlets.
Legal framework
Dominica has no single, modern gambling act of the kind found in the larger Caribbean jurisdictions. The legal position has to be pieced together from several sources. The official Laws of Dominica portal hosts the Revised Laws of 1990 and the Acts and statutory rules of 1991 to 2009. Many of these are scanned images that cannot be searched, and the portal does not include the 2017 revised edition. Researchers should therefore be cautious: the absence of a provision from the online collection does not prove that it does not exist.
The instruments that can be identified are:
- Lottery legislation. The Act establishing the Lotteries Commission (reported as Act No. 10 of 1994) gives the state body the exclusive right to run lotteries. Private lotteries are therefore not a lawful business model, apart from any small-scale exemptions the Act may contain, which we could not verify.
- Criminal law on gaming. According to LCB, the Small Charges Act is the main statute dealing with gambling offences, such as keeping premises for gambling. LCB states that such offences can attract up to three months’ imprisonment and that casino-style gambling is not lawful. We could not verify these provisions against the official text, which on the portal is a non-searchable scan.
- Tax legislation. The Value Added Tax Act 2005 (Act No. 7 of 2005) defines a “game of chance” to include “a raffle or lottery, or the playing of a gaming machine” and treats the placing of a bet as a taxable supply of services (see Taxation below).
- Anti-money-laundering law. Dominica’s money-laundering legislation is assessed by the CFATF, the regional body of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF). Its 2023 mutual evaluation is the most recent official account of which regulated sectors exist in the country.
No statute specifically regulating internet gaming has been found in the public record. Licences issued to online operators appear to have been granted administratively by the government rather than under a published licensing code with fixed criteria, fees and public registers. The government’s own 2026 statement that it will “revise and strengthen the legislative framework” for internet gaming supports the view that the existing arrangements are limited.
Some online descriptions of Dominica’s gambling law confuse it with the Dominican Republic. For example, they attribute to Dominica the Dominican Republic’s Directorate of Casinos and Games of Chance. Readers should check that any source they rely on refers to the Commonwealth of Dominica.
Regulator and licensing model
Dominica’s model is best described as a state lottery monopoly combined with discretionary licensing of export-oriented internet gaming. A monopoly here means that only one body, owned or controlled by the state, may lawfully offer a type of gambling.
- Lotteries: the Dominica National Lotteries Commission oversees the Dominica National Lottery. DNL’s draw games include the regional Super 6 jackpot game, whose prizes are paid out by DNL (Dominica News Online, August 2022). Its video lottery games are branded DNL Blast Gaming and offered through retail gaming outlets around the island. The government also directs part of the Commission’s resources to public programmes. In the 2026/27 Budget Address it stated that funding for new motorsport and biking programmes “will be provided by the Dominica National Lotteries Commission” (Budget Address 2026/27, as published by EmoNews).
- Casinos: there is no casino licensing authority. The CFATF mutual evaluation report (paragraph 38) states that “there are no casinos and trusts in Dominica”. The report was adopted at the CFATF plenary in May 2023 and was based on an on-site visit in August 2022. We found no official record of a casino licence having been granted since then.
- Internet gaming: licences have been issued by the government, apparently through the Ministry of Finance, as the 2013 reporting described. There is no published list of current licensees, no published fee schedule and no dedicated supervisory body. Figures on licence fees and conditions that circulate online come from consultancies and directories rather than official documents, and they could not be verified.
The 2026/27 Budget Address proposes to change this. It describes a dedicated Gaming Authority that would apply “fit and proper” tests to operators and senior management, carry out regular audits, impose reporting requirements and hold enforcement powers. Until that body is established by law, no Dominican authority publishes a register against which a player could check an online operator.
Online gambling: what is permitted and how it is enforced
No Dominican law that we could verify expressly authorises, or expressly prohibits, online casino games offered to people in Dominica. The internet gaming licences issued by the government have, according to the available reporting, been aimed at customers outside the country. No source we found shows that any locally licensed operator offers online casino games to residents under Dominican supervision.
Enforcement against offshore operators is not visible in the public record. In particular we found:
- No blocklist: no official list of unauthorised gambling websites and no order requiring internet providers to block access to them (often called “ISP blocking” or “DNS blocking”);
- No payment blocking: no rule requiring banks or payment institutions to refuse transactions with unlicensed gambling operators;
- No gambling-specific advertising code: no published restriction on the advertising of online gambling, beyond general law.
The proposed regime announced in August 2026 is framed as an export industry. According to the published text of the Budget Address, the government intends to “proceed with the development of an online gaming industry” to attract international investment, foreign exchange and economic activity. It plans licensing in line with industry standards, ongoing oversight, and safeguards against fraud and money laundering. The address did not say whether Dominican residents would be allowed to play with operators licensed under the new regime. It also did not mention fees, tax rates, a timetable, or measures against unlicensed foreign operators.
Any new licensing regime will also be shaped by anti-money-laundering obligations. Dominica remains in the CFATF’s enhanced follow-up process. Its third enhanced follow-up report was adopted in May 2026. Online gambling is generally treated as a higher-risk sector in such assessments, so the design of the Gaming Authority’s anti-money-laundering supervision is likely to receive international scrutiny.
Position of players
The position of individual players is uncertain rather than clearly defined. Playing the Dominica National Lottery’s draw and video lottery games is lawful, subject to the age rules applied by the lottery. Beyond that, the following can be said with reasonable confidence:
- We found no Dominican statute or official guidance stating that it is an offence for a resident to gamble with a foreign online casino.
- We found no record of a prosecution of, or fine imposed on, a player for online gambling. LCB likewise reports that no prosecution of online casino players has been recorded. LCB also describes online gambling as not permitted for residents, but it does not cite a provision creating such an offence, and we could not verify that statement.
- Gambling in public places and keeping premises for gaming are matters for the criminal law. Secondary sources describe penalties for these offences, but we could not verify them against the official statute.
Players who use offshore websites have no local regulator to complain to, no published register to check, and no Dominican body that could help recover funds if an operator refuses to pay out. Dominica is a small market, so foreign sites accessible from the island are typically licensed elsewhere or not at all. Their conduct towards Dominican players is governed, if at all, by the rules of their home jurisdiction.
Taxation
Operators
The Value Added Tax Act 2005 brings gambling within value added tax (VAT). Section 4(9) provides that “the placing of a bet by a person with another person operating a game of chance is a supply of services”. Section 16(15) sets the value of that supply as “the amount received in respect of the bet”. Section 25(1)(c) allows the operator to deduct, as input tax, amounts paid “as a prize or winnings”. In combination, these rules tax the operator’s margin between stakes received and prizes paid. In gambling regulation this margin is usually called gross gaming revenue (GGR). These are the provisions as enacted in 2005. We could not confirm from the online text whether lotteries run by the state are exempt under the Act’s schedules, or what rate currently applies to gambling services, so operators should seek current advice from the Inland Revenue Division.
No specific gaming duty, casino tax or internet gaming levy has been identified in published legislation. Internet gaming licences issued in the past appear to have carried individually negotiated fees, but no official figures have been published. The 2026/27 Budget Address did not set out a tax or fee structure for the proposed online gaming regime.
Players
We did not find any provision of Dominican income tax law, or any official guidance, that taxes gambling or lottery winnings in the hands of individual players. Local press reports of lottery prize presentations make no mention of tax being withheld. This should not be read as a confirmed exemption. Players with large or regular winnings should check their position with the Inland Revenue Division.
Consumer protection and responsible gambling
Dominica has no national self-exclusion register, no statutory responsible gambling code and no dedicated public gambling helpline that we could identify. Self-exclusion means a scheme that allows a person to bar themselves from gambling with all licensed operators for a set period. Protection in practice rests on the state lottery’s own policies and on general consumer and criminal law.
The lottery’s public communications include basic responsible-play messages. At a September 2025 prize presentation, Blast Gaming reminded players to “know your limits and play within it” (Dominica News Online). The first winner of the Blast Mystery Progressive jackpot likewise advised players to “know your limit” (Dominica News Online, December 2024). These are messages, not binding obligations, and no public data on problem gambling in Dominica has been found.
The 2026/27 Budget Address states that the planned internet gaming framework will place “significant emphasis on responsible gaming through mandatory age verification”, player protection, self-exclusion programmes and data security standards (Budget Address 2026/27). If these are enacted, they would be the first statutory gambling protection measures in the country, at least for the online sector. People concerned about their own or someone else’s gambling may find general guidance in our responsible gambling guide. Regional and international support services can also be reached online.
Recent and upcoming developments
- Video lottery growth (2024 to 2025). DNL launched the Blast Mystery Progressive jackpot feature on its video lottery games in late October 2024. According to Dominica News Online (June 2025), it had been won four times by June 2025; individual jackpots reported in the press included about EC$380,000 (December 2024) and about EC$885,000 (June 2025). By September 2025, Blast Gaming reported more than EC$2.77 million in jackpots paid since the feature’s introduction and 13 outlets across the island.
- Anti-money-laundering review (2023 to 2026). The CFATF mutual evaluation, adopted in May 2023, recorded no casinos in Dominica. A third enhanced follow-up report on Dominica was adopted in May 2026 (FATF).
- Online gaming policy (August 2026). The Budget Address 2026–2027, posted by the Ministry of Finance on 6 August 2026, announced plans for an international online gaming industry, revised legislation, and a dedicated Gaming Authority with licensing, audit and enforcement powers. It also announced responsible gaming requirements, including age verification and self-exclusion.
- Status as of 13 October 2026. We did not locate a gaming bill in the publicly available parliamentary or gazette records. The scope of the new regime is therefore not yet known, including whether it would cover residents and how the Lotteries Commission’s monopoly would be treated. Readers should watch for a bill and for announcements on the establishment of the Gaming Authority.
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Sources and further reading
- Government of Dominica, Laws of Dominica (Revised Laws 1990; Acts and Statutory Rules and Orders 1991–2009) (accessed 13 October 2026).
- Government of Dominica, Value Added Tax Act 2005 (Act No. 7 of 2005) (2005).
- Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Climate Resilience and Social Security, Budget Address 2026 – 2027 (2026).
- EmoNews, Budget Address 2026/27 (5 August 2026).
- Caribbean Financial Action Task Force, Anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures: Commonwealth of Dominica, Mutual Evaluation Report (July 2023).
- Financial Action Task Force, Dominica’s measures to combat money laundering and terrorist financing (accessed 13 October 2026).
- Financial Action Task Force, Dominica’s progress in strengthening measures to tackle money laundering and terrorist financing (3rd Enhanced Follow-Up Report) (May 2026).
- United States General Accounting Office, Internet Gambling: An Overview of the Issues (GAO-03-89) (December 2002).
- Dominica News Online, “Pure coincidence” that Ambrose George issued Internet Gaming licenses (18 December 2013).
- Dominica News Online, New revision of Dominica’s laws completed (24 November 2020).
- Dominica News Online, Trarish Pit resident wins $700,000 in Super 6 lottery (18 August 2022).
- Dominica News Online, Trafalgar resident is Blast Mystery Progressive’s first winner (8 December 2024).
- Dominica News Online, Dominican wins Dominica National Lottery jackpot of more than $800,000 (6 June 2025).
- Dominica News Online, Derek Augustine wins $355,000 Blast Mystery Progressive Jackpot at double presentation ceremony (9 September 2025).
- Searchlight (St Vincent and the Grenadines), Lotto launches Super 6 game (17 December 2004).
- Dom767, Dominica Lotteries Commission Act No. 10 (accessed 13 October 2026).
- LCB, Are Online Casinos Legal In Dominica? (accessed 13 October 2026).
