Is it legal to gamble online in Oman?
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Legal position
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Oman criminalizes using information networks or information-technology means for gambling. The official cyber-crime law reviewed here makes online gambling a criminal offence.
Conditions
What would need to be true
Do not use online services for gambling activity in Oman.
Exceptions
Known carve-outs or edge cases
No exceptions have been entered yet.
Penalties
Penalty snapshot
The cyber-crime law sets imprisonment from 1 month to 3 years and a fine from OMR 100 to OMR 3,000, or either penalty.
Enforcement
How this may be enforced
The conduct is enforced under Oman’s cyber-crime law.
More rules in Oman
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recording conversations
Oman’s cyber-crime law punishes invading the privacy of others by taking photographs or recording sounds or video using phones or other devices. The official text reviewed here does not make all recording automatically unlawful, but it clearly criminalizes privacy-invasive recording.
recording people in public
Oman’s cyber-crime law punishes invading the privacy of others by taking photographs or recording sounds or video using phones or other devices. The official text reviewed here does not make all recording automatically unlawful, but it clearly criminalizes privacy-invasive recording.
recording phone calls
Oman’s cyber-crime law punishes invading the privacy of others by taking photographs or recording sounds or video using phones or other devices. The official text reviewed here does not make all recording automatically unlawful, but it clearly criminalizes privacy-invasive recording.
bring medical cannabis into a country
Oman Ministry of Health guidance says travellers may carry certain narcotic or psychotropic medicines for personal use, usually for up to one month, if they have the required medical report or prescription. The official source reviewed here does not clearly say whether cannabis-based medicines are accepted in the same way.
Compare this activity in other countries
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Argentina
Argentina does not have a single national law on online gambling. Official Justice guidance says 20 of the 24 jurisdictions already have regulated and operating online gambling, while illegal sites also operate outside state control.
Austria
Online gambling in Austria is only lawful when it is offered under the Austrian gambling regime. The Finance Ministry says internet games with centrally decided results are electronic lotteries and require permission.
Belgium
Online gambling is allowed in Belgium only through operators licensed by the Belgian Gaming Commission. Official Commission pages publish licence data and blocked illegal gambling sites.
Bolivia
Bolivia's gambling regulator says profit-making betting is prohibited nationally and warns that there are no legal online sports betting services in Bolivia. Online gambling should not be treated as lawful from the official source reviewed.
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