Secondary Gambling Legislation
This page contains the secondary legislation relevant to enabling the GSC to carry out its function as the Isle of Man's gambling regulator and is segregated against the enabling primary legislation.
The legislation can also be accessed directly from the Isle of Man's online legislation library
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Regulations made under the Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001
These Regulations set out the fees payable for the granting or renewal of a licence. These Regulations exclude the activities specified in Schedule 1 from the requirement for an online gambling licence, subject to compliance with conditions set out in Schedule 2 
These Regulations require online gambling operators to hold participants’ funds in a segregated client bank account, held on trust and pooled in the event of default.
Compliance with these requirements is deemed to satisfy section 6(2) of the Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001, which mandates protection of participant debts through security or deposits.
These Regulations set out the procedures for registering new customer accounts.
They also establish rules for account management, data privacy, and penalties for non-compliance..
These Regulations set rules for advertising, website disclosures, and prohibited content.
They grant enforcement powers to the Commissioners, impose penalties for non-compliance, and revoke the 2001 Advertising Regulations.These Regulations are made under the Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001 and provide for the System verification rules and System specifications with which an Operator must comply and the penalties for non compliance. 
These Regulations revoke and replace the Online Gambling (Prescribed Descriptions) Regulations 2006 and provide that any Online Gambling other than that specified in paragraph (2)(a) of Regulation 2 may be licensed under the Act.
These regulations are made under the Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001 and provide roles regulating the conduct of online Betting for any, business or part thereof involved in the same and the penalties for non compliance.
These regulations provide for the manner in which those wishing to provide Disaster Recovery Facilities in the Isle of Man to Overseas Operators must operate.
The regulations revoke The Online Gambling (Technical Support and Disaster Recovery) (Amendment) Regulations 2006.
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Regulations made under the Gambling Supervision Act 2010
Gambling Supervision (Permitted Disclosures) Order 2025
This Order specifies public authorities to whom the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission may disclose restricted information for the purpose of discharging specified functions.
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Regulations made under the Gaming, Betting and Lotteries Act 1988
Licensed Betting Office (Opening Hours) Regulations 2017
These Regulations amend the days and times when licenced betting offices may be open.
Gaming Betting and Lotteries (Society Lottery Advertisements) Regulations 2011
These Regulations provide how a registered society (meaning a charity or other non profit-making organisation as defined in section 32(2) of the Gaming Betting and Lotteries Act 1988) may advertise its fund-raising lotteries.
Bingo Nights (Prescribed Conditions) Regulations 2010
Section 34A of the Gaining, Betting and Lotteries Act 1988 provides that a "society lottery" (a lottery promoted for fund-raising purposes by a voluntary body registered with the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission),
which is played as game and complies with prescribed conditions, is not an unlawful lottery.These Regulations prescribe the conditions to be complied with where bingo is played as part of a fund-raising event.
Racing Nights (Prescribed Conditions) Regulations 2010
Section 34A of the Gaming, Betting and Lotteries Act 1988 provides that a "society lottery" (a lottery promoted for fund-raising purposes by a voluntary body registered with the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission), which is played as game and complies with prescribed conditions, is not an unlawful lottery.
These Regulations prescribe the conditions to be complied with by a lottery forming part of a fund-raising event usually called a "horse-race night".
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Regulations made under the Casino Act 1986
The Casino Regulations 2011
This provides for the operation and control of casinos in accordance with the Casino Act 1986 and set out a list of prescribed games that may be played in the gaming room of a casino, which includes, among others, bingo and poker.
The Casino (Licence Applications) Regulations 1986
This sets out to whom an application for a casino licence should be made and matters that should be included in such an application.
Under the Casino Act 1986, the Council of Ministers can grant up to two licences for the operation of a casino in the Isle of Man.
Casino (Temporary Premises) Regulations 2013
These Regulations describe the procedures and requirements in respect of temporarily certified premises.
Temporarily certified premises are Isle of Man venues apart from an Isle of Man casino which are intended to be used temporarily for the purposes of gambling. In order for the premises to be used, the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission must first issue a temporary premises certificate to the casino wishing to
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Regulations made under the Gaming (Amendment) Act 1984
The Controlled Machines (Exemption) Order 2016
This Order replaces the Controlled Machines (Exemption) Order 2008 and the Controlled Machines (Exemption) Order 2015.
Under this Order an electronic device designed for playing games of chance does not have to be number-based to be an exempt machine.
The Controlled Machines (Prescribed Amounts and Percentages ) Regulations 2014
These Regulations increase the maximum prize money for controlled machines from £70 to £100. Other amounts and percentages are unchanged.
The Certification of Premises (Application Fees) Order 2003
This Order increases the fees for the issue of a certificate authorising controlled machines to be kept for use on premises.
The Controlled Machines (Suppliers Licences) (Fees) Order 2003
This Order increases the fees for the issue or renewal of licences to supply controlled machines.
The Controlled Machines (Exemption) Order 1992
This Order replaces the Controlled Machines (Exemption) Order 1985, which exempted bingo machines and pool tables from control under the Gaming (Amendment) Act 1984.
It extends the exemption to cover table football machines and machines incidental to the playing of certain games and sports.
The Controlled Machines Regulations 1985
These Regulations make provision for the grant of certificates under section 3 of the Gaming (Amendment) Act 1984 for premises at which 'controlled machines' as defined in the Act are kept for u.se, and for the registration of such machines.
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Gambling Appeals Tribunal Rules 2018
Gambling Appeals Tribunal Rules 2018
The Gambling Appeals Tribunal (“the Tribunal”) is an independent judicial body established under the provisions of Part 4 of the Gambling (Amendment) Act 2006 (“the Act”). Part 4 of the Act became operative on the 21st December 2017. Appeals to the Tribunal may be brought by persons:
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Aggrieved by certain specified decisions, actions or conditions imposed by the Isle of Man Gambling Supervision Commission (“the Commission”), as set out in Schedule 4 to the Act; or
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Aggrieved by a decision made or an action taken by the Commission under any of the sections listed in subsection 34(2) of the Gambling (Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism) Act 2018.
The procedure of the Tribunal is subject to the provisions of the Gambling Appeals Tribunal Rules 2018
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