Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Betting regulated; Casino regulated; Lottery regulated.
- 9 of 21 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 8 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 14 official sources read for this market every week.
Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Betting: Regulated
- Casino: Regulated
- Lottery: Regulated
Verifiedchecked 9 Nov 2026Law on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinos · tier 1
FATF lists
On neither list
FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it
What moved in November 2026
Decisions, consultations, register changes and dated events of the month. Covers 1 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026, month in progress.
- MarketMarket status changed: betting: regulated, casino: regulated → betting: regulated, casino: regulated, lottery: regulatedLaw on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinos
The November 2026 overview and earlier monthsEarlier months: October 2026, September 2026
Payment and AML rules
Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.
Payment methods
6 rules · 4 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesOnline · Betting | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Law on Lotteriestier 1 |
| Permitted rails and instrument typesOnline · Casino | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Law on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinostier 1 |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Law on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinostier 1 |
| Instrument origin and currencyOnline · Betting | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Law on Lotteriestier 1 |
| Instrument origin and currencyOnline · Casino | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Law on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinostier 1 |
| Payment-blocking listsWhole market | Not covered yetResearched on request | On request | Research notes |
Ownership & payouts
5 rules · 4 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesOnline · Betting | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Law on Lotteriestier 1 |
| Holder and ownership rulesOnline · Casino | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Law on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinostier 1 |
| Closed loop and payout routingOnline · Casino | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Law on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinostier 1 |
| Payout time limitsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Withdrawal conditionsOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Law on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinostier 1 |
AML thresholds & reporting
2 rules · 1 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Report triggers and deadlinesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Law on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financingtier 1 |
Player funds protection
1 rule · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player-funds protection and coverageWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
Taxes at payment
1 rule · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Tax Code of the Republic of Armeniatier 1 |
Reporting & data
4 rules · 2 verified · 2 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceCasino | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Law on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinostier 1 |
| Data vault and integrityWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Law on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinostier 1 |
| Data locationOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Law on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinostier 1 |
| RetentionWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
Player protection at payment
2 rules · 1 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Law on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinostier 1 |
| Eligibility screening at paymentBetting · Casino | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Law on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinostier 1 |
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
4 statements- Licence types
- Annual fee
- Apostille Convention
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
GGR tax
2 statements- Online casino
- Online betting
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Enforcement
The regulator's decisions against companies, as published.
- Decisions in 2026
- 0
Sanction ranges in the law
12 provisions set the fines and other measures: Հայաստանի Հանրապետության օրենքը «Շահումով խաղերի, ինտերնետ շահումով խաղերի և խաղատների մասին» (ՀՕ-1-Ն, 07.01.2004); Հայաստանի Հանրապետության օրենքը «Խաղային գործունեության կարգավորման մասին» (ՀՕ-263-Ն, 2024; applies once put into operation under art. 58(4)).
References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 14 official sources.
- Texts the values are checked against
- 7
- Regulator guidance
- 3
- Laws and regulations
- 4
Publishers
- Armenian Legal Information System (ARLIS)
- arlis.am
- Armenian Legal Information System (ARLIS), Ministry of Justice
- ARLIS (Ministry of Justice of Armenia)
- Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)
- hcch.net
What changed in the law
The market's acts kept edition by edition: each new wording with the day it came into force and the act behind it. 3 acts kept edition by edition.
- ՀՀ ՕՐԵՆՔԸ ՇԱՀՈՒՄՈՎ ԽԱՂԵՐԻ, ԻՆՏԵՐՆԵՏ ՇԱՀՈՒՄՈՎ ԽԱՂԵՐԻ ԵՎ ԽԱՂԱՏՆԵՐԻ ՄԱՍԻՆ
- ՀՀ ՕՐԵՆՔԸ ՎԻՃԱԿԱԽԱՂԵՐԻ ՄԱՍԻՆ
- ՀՀ ՕՐԵՆՔԸ ՓՈՂԵՐԻ ԼՎԱՑՄԱՆ ԵՎ ԱՀԱԲԵԿՉՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՖԻՆԱՆՍԱՎՈՐՄԱՆ ԴԵՄ ՊԱՅՔԱՐԻ ՄԱՍԻՆ
No new wording in force in November 2026; the last change came into force on 19 Jul 2026.
Each changed article word by word, with the act that changed it, in the full report
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 8 acts and guidance documents.
- HCCH | #12 - Status table
- Law of the Republic of Armenia on Licensing
- Law of the Republic of Armenia on State Duty
- Հայաստանի Հանրապետության հարկային օրենսգիրք (Tax Code)
- Law on Lotteries
- Law on Games of Chance, Internet Games of Chance and Casinos
- Law on Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
- Tax Code of the Republic of Armenia
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