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title: "Countries and Destinations"
url: https://sportsrefugees.com/countries-1
description: "The most frequently requested relocation destinations for online sports bettors, plus the countries generally considered off-limits."
published: 2026-08-19
updated: 2026-08-19
---

# Countries and Destinations

Published 2026-08-19

Topic: Countries · Popular destinations and restricted countries

The team at Sports Refugees can help you relocate almost anywhere. With that being said, here is a short cut to the most frequently requested destinations, as well as a short list of those which are generally considered sub-par options.

### Most popular online gambling destinations

| North America | Canada; most Caribbean islands except those under US jurisdiction; Costa Rica; Mexico; Panama |
|---|---|
| South America | Argentina; Brazil; Colombia |
| Asia & South Pacific | Australia and New Zealand; Macau and Hong Kong |
| European Union | Malta; UK; Ireland; Isle of Man; Slovakia and the Czech Republic |

### Restricted countries

In many countries in the world, the legality of online gambling falls into a legal grey zone. Gaming regulation is constantly changing, but here is a list of some countries where it is either clearly illegal or generally considered off-limits.

| US & Caribbean | United States, Puerto Rico, US Virgin Islands, Cuba |
|---|---|
| European Union | France, Germany, Greece |
| Africa | Ivory Coast, Congo, Somalia, Sudan, Uganda, Zimbabwe |
| Asia | Burma, North Korea, Thailand |
| Middle East | Afghanistan, Israel, Iran, Iraq, Syria, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Yemen |
| South Pacific | Micronesia, Guam, East Timor |