While the legal system of the country is based on the Dutch system, this is not evident in the gambling legislation at all. The main pieces of gambling legislation are: Ordinance on Licenses* (regulating licensing of gambling activities, establishments), Ordinance on Lotteries** (as the name suggest, regulates anything lottery related), State Ordinance for Hazard Games*** (general gambling law).Īruba is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, along with Curaçao, Sint Marteen and of course, the Netherlands. Online gambling legalization officially started in 1999, with the legalization of the online lottery platform Lotto pa Deporte. The first time gambling was codified, and officially legalized, was 1959, when the first gambling establishment opened in the country.

Gambling and online gambling are legal in the island country of Aruba. Aruba Gambling Laws, the legal status of casino gambling, poker, bingo, sports betting, lottery, cryptocurrency games of chance + licensed online wagering platforms