Gta Online Banned From Casino
- Over on the Grand Theft Auto Online subreddit, user SlapshotTommy has compiled a list of the countries that are known to be anti-gambling, and as such, they won’t be able to experience the new content. Important to note: the players that are playing the banned countries list can see the casino and such, but they cannot interact at all based.
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GTA Online players in more than 50 countries are missing out on the new virtual casino games.
Earlier this week, we lauded the launch ofGrand Theft Auto’s long-awaited in-game casino. After years ofspeculation and anticipation, the virtual gambling den finally openedits doors to the population of Los Santos.
R/gtaonline: Grand Theft Auto Online - Rockstar's ongoing ever expanding multiplayer system, introduced by Grand Theft Auto V. I got banned from the casino.
The new GTA Online Diamond Casino &Resort is all we could have ever hoped for, and then some. Itfeatures an array of playable casino games (for in-game currency, notreal money), loads of accessible resort amenities, a purchasablepenthouse suite property, and of course, lots of new criminalendeavors (a.k.a. missions) to keep the game interesting.
What no one (accept its creators) realized upon release of the update was that, depending on where a player lives, their experience within the new GTA Online casino might be different than someone elses. Specifically, some players will be able to partake in the casino games, and some players will not. Which experience you receive is based entirely on the gambling laws of your local jurisdiction.
50+ Countries Miss Out on GTA Virtual CasinoGames
According to a multitude of reports,legislative gambling restrictions have prevented the full unpackagingof the content update for players in more than 50 countries. Wheremost of us have been given free reign to utilize all of the resort’smany amenities, in some areas of the world, all are accessible exceptfor the casino games.
For the most part, it doesn’t change the waythe game plays out. There is never a requirement to gamble tocomplete a mission or progress the game. However, the Lucky Wheeldoes offer a chance to win one of the game’s Legendary Motorsportvehicles, like the rarest and most expensive of them all, Thrax. Butit’s not the only way to get this Adder-like sports car. You couldalso pay over 2 million in-game currency for it.
Why the Ban on GTA Online Gambling?
The ultimate question is whether GTA V’sDiamond Casino actually constitutes gambling. It is just a videogame, right? Yes, and no. GTA Online is an ongoing social experiencein which players can continuously use real cash to purchase items orin-game currency. In this way, those who can play the casino gamesare capable of buying casino chips with real money.
It’s not really gambling because a playercannot reverse the exchange process, converting in-game currency backto cash. But the elements of gambling are all there, and the abilityto get something special – those legendary vehicles – for farless than the usual purchase price – can be tempting.
If one were tempted enough to continue buyingGTA currency and playing the games until they won that car, then yes,it could constitute not just gambling, problem gambling. So injurisdictions where there is an outright and explicit ban on allforms of gambling, Rockstar Games felt the need to omit the playablecasino games from the update.
Countries Where GTA V Casino Gambling is Banned
Rockstar Games did not publish a list ofcountries where the virtual casino games are not available. However,a Reddit user has been steadily compilinga list based on local laws and responses from global players.At present, there are 56 countries on the list. They include (at timeof writing):
Gta V Banned
- Afghanistan
- Algeria
- American Samoa
- Argentina
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Belarus
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Cayman Islands
- China
- Costa Rica
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czech Republic
- Ecuador
- Greece
- Iceland
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Iraq
- Israel
- Jordan
- Kuwait
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Luxembourg
- Maldives
- Mali
- Mauritania
- Malta
- Malaysia (reportedly works for some, not others?)
- Montenegro
- North Korea
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Sri Lanka
- Sudan
- Syria
- Thailand
- Tuvalu
- United Arab Emirates
- Vietnam
- Venezuela
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A lot of you have been tweeting at us and reporting that you cant use the features in the Casino, whether it’s spinning the lucky wheel or trying to play a game of Roulette. You’ll get a message saying ‘This feature is not available for you.’
Well, this for sure isn’t Rockstar Games fault. This is due to your country/government and the laws they have in place for Gambling. If your country is listed below. Then you won’t be able to use the features due to your anti-gambling laws set in place.
For some countries which can use the features, they may not be able to use in-game money which is from Shark cards. We spoke to Tez in Direct Messages which confirmed this. The game detects two types of Cash, Paid cash, and earned cash, Paid cash is Money purchased through Shark cards, Earned cash is any money you have gained through the games features. The Cashier at the Casino won’t allow you to use ‘Paid cash’ to purchase chips.
If your country is listed below and you want to try the Casino features, there is a variety of VPNs which will allow you to try them.
List of countries which have the Features banned
Afghanistan
Algeria
American Samoa
Argentina
Azerbaijan
Bahamas
Bhutan
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Belarus
Brunei
Cambodia – gambling is illegal for natives, but land-based gambling is legal for foreign visitors
Cayman Islands – land-based gambling is illegal, and online local casinos are banned, whereas foreign slots are not
China
Cuba
Cyprus – online sports betting ok with a license
Czech Republic – the majority of online gambling is illegal (except online lottery and online sports betting)
Ecuador
Greece – some online gambling is illegal
Iceland – online casino gambling and online poker illegal – offline gambling is legal
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Libya
Luxembourg – illegal online other than sports betting and online lottery
Maldives
Mali – only legal for foreign visitors
Mauritania
Malta – gambling services need a license from the government, this is up to R* to apply for
Malaysia
North Korea
Oman
Pakistan
Paraguay
Peru
Poland – everything but online sports betting is illegal
Portugal – gambling services need a license from the government, this is up to R* to apply for
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Somalia
South Africa – online gambling is illegal
South Korea
Sudan
Syria
Taiwan
Thailand – everything but Horse Racing and the Government Lotto
Turkey – everything but online sports betting and online lottery is illegal
Tuvalu
United Arab Emirates
Vietnam
Venezuela