Gambling is legal and regulated, and there is currently one legally operating casino in San Marino, the Giochi del Titano S.P.A. However, prior to 2007, casinos in San Marino were outlawed.
San Marino (officially the Most Serene Republic of San Marino) is a small land-locked country near the eastern shores of Italy. It claims to be the oldest sovereign state in the world, having obtained its independence from the Roman Empire in ad. 301. Most micronations take advantage of the online gambling boom and offer gambling licenses and favourable corporate tax rates to help the unscrupulous companies (e.g.: Facebook, Google, Amazon, all use offshore companies for legalised tax evasion) and online gambling websites to cheat the system, avoid taxes, and make our world a little bit worse. San Marino wasn’t tempted by greed (would be nice, in reality, they were a tax haven prior to 2014, Italy, where electricity, water, food and natural gas&oil comes from, pressured them to change), either way they now the little Italian paradise, unspoiled, making money from tourism (and selling cheap alcohol and cigarettes to Italians, and now a casino catering mainly to tourists and Italians, they are not saints…, no saints in this world, only less evil).
It only has borders with Italy, so it’s needless to say, that the country has a huge economic influence over San Marino. It was part of the reason that casinos in San Marino were outlawed shortly after their brief legalisation in 1949. The Italians, unhappy about the effect on Venice’s gaming proceeds, schemed to suffocate the newly established casino in San Marino. The Italians – allegedly – “instituted laborious customs checks, with everyone entering San Marino — residents and visitors, gamblers and non-gamblers — being subjected to an examination that included the removal of the wheels from their car. After a year and a half of harassment, San Marino gave in and closed the casino”*.
However, the climate seems to have changed considerably since then, as a company called Giochi del Titano was founded on May 2, 2007 in the Republic of San Marino. With it’s majority shareholder being the State of San Marino, it was founded to operate gambling premises in the country under Law No. 67 of 25 July 2000**. The company established a casino in San Marino that year, in the town of Rovereta, bearing the company’s name. This casinos is the only licensed gambling establishment in the country (technically this makes gambling de facto a state monopoly in San Marino).
The aforementioned legislation enacted in 2000 provides a legal framework for controlling, overseeing and taxing the gambling industry as well as for the licensing of operators. Online gambling is also regulated in a subsequent amendment to the Act, signed into law in 2014***. The legislative document states, that online gambling is legal, but operators must be licensed by the authorities, and their servers have to be located in San Marino. However, because of the small size of this micronation (35,000 people), so far zero online casinos acquired an online casino licence, and even though this is not okay, ethical, or even legal, most online casinos just simply ignore the laws of this tiny country and accept players from San Marino, despite it being illegal (you can see some of these online gambling websites, which accept players from San Marino, below). There is no reported internet censoring system of any kind in place in San Marino, and neither the law, nor the amendment, mentions anything about the liability of players; player prosecution. Truth is, such a small territory doesn’t have the manpower or infrastructure in place do do much about this flagrant disregard of their gambling legislation. Might makes right, we just do it behind the scenes nowadays, because it’s not politically correct, but still, might makes right, and tiny San Marino has very little of it. They will likely be ignored forever. Currently players from San Marino are free to access foreign online gambling websites, and these unlicensed online casinos are the only option right now, because Giochi del Titano has no online platform.
San Marino gambling licenses
The State Games Authority is responsible for issuing gambling and online gambling licenses and oversees all gambling activities within the country (which means their single casino, must be a dream job, if the salary is high…, let me know if they are hiring ;), but probably headed by a political appointee, just like anywhere else…. ). Their website is only available in Italian. The requirements for acquiring a San Marino gambling license can be found on their web page, here (Italian).
San Marino has only two licensed gambling establishment: Giochi del Titano S.P.A., and a slot hall with bingo, slot machines, keno as well as a betting room and a poker room at the Diamond building in Rovereta, and zero licensed online gambling websites. If you know if any additional establishments please drop a comment at the bottom of the site.
San Marino gambling tax
San Marino has a 12% gambling tax currently****, of gross gambling revenue, applies to all legal forms of gambling.
Sources:
*Big Man, Little Countries: San Marino
**The Official Website of Giochi del Titano
***Repubblica di San Marino Decreto Delegato 29 luglio 2014 n.126
Online casinos accepting players from San Marino
The following online gambling websites accept players from San Marino
Black Lotus Casino
- Get 200% match bonus, up to $600. Use the code: WELCOME600
- +$30 bonus. Use code: WINBLACK
Bonuses for existing players:
- 32 Free Spins on Sweet Success Code: CHEER1
- 32 Free Spins on Nordic Wild Code: CHEER2
- 32 Free Spins on Cosmopolitan Code: CHEER3
- 32 Free Spins on 7 Chakras Code: CHEER4
- 32 Free Spins on Le Chocolatier Code: CHEER5
- 32 Free Spins on Fairy Dust Forest Code: CHEER6
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
- Playthrough requirement: 40-60x for match bonuses and usually 60x for free spins and other bonuses, depends on the bonus check the casino's web page for the specific, up to date, current playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Wagering limitation:
- 100% - Slots and Keno
- 50% - Roulette and Three Card Poker
- 25% - Baccarat
- 10% - Video Poker
- 5% - Blackjack, Craps
- 0% - Everything else
BGO
- 500 free spins
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: 65x
Wagering limitation:
- Slots: 100%
- Roulette: 25%
- All Blackjack Games: 25%
- 3 Card Brag: 50%
- Casino Hold'em: 25%
- Baccarat: 0%
- Everything else: 0%
Bet Online Casino and Sports Book
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits! Use the code BOLCASINO
- 100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%
Wagering limitation:
- Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.
Betsson Casino and Sports Book
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to €100
- 101 free spins on your first deposit
- €5,000 every week for one lucky active returning player (no wagering limitation, no playthrough requirement)
US players can not register. Betsson has over 1500 games, the most games of any casino. You can read the review of Betsson casino here.
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: No playthrough requirement for the extra weekly money. In case of the welcome bonus: • 100%: Slots • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games
Wagering limitation:
- The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.
- Player from certain countries are not allowed use bonuses due to regular bonus abuse, check the casino's website for the ever changing up to date list.
Summary:
- Casino gambling in San Marino
- Bingo in San Marino
- Poker in San Marino
- Sports betting in San Marino
- Lottery in San Marino
- Bitcoin gambling in San Marino
Casino gambling in San Marino
Online casino gambling in San Marino: legal, license required
Land based gambling establishments are legal and licensed in San Marino, under Law No. 67 of 25 July 2000. There is currently only one such venue in operation, Giochi del Titano casino, ran by the state-backed company with the same name (the casino has a really bad reputation, I don’t recommend it, you can read about it here). The casino offers poker tables, slots, a keno hall and classic casino games.
Online casinos are also eligible for a licence, but only if the company providing them is licensed by the state and its servers are located within the borders of San Marino. However, a country of 32,000 is not an online gambling market any international company would really try to acquire a licence for. Therefore there are currently no online casinos licensed here.
Foreign online sites do not appear to be blocked and there are no laws in place criminalising gambling on foreign platforms on the level of the individual player. Sammarinese players are therefore free to access and place bets with such sites. And online casinos, in general seem to ignore the San Marino gambling licensing system and just accept players without a licence. Players are not prosecuted, unlicensed websites are not blocked (if they start to block online casinos, please let me know in the comments section, there were rumors in 2014 that they are going to adopt the Italian blacklist, but I just tested it with a VPN, it didn’t happen so far, just rumors it seems).
The following online casinos accept players from San Marino.
The following online casino websites accept players from the Republic of San Marino:
Black Lotus Casino
- Get 200% match bonus, up to $600. Use the code: WELCOME600
- +$30 bonus. Use code: WINBLACK
Bonuses for existing players:
- 32 Free Spins on Sweet Success Code: CHEER1
- 32 Free Spins on Nordic Wild Code: CHEER2
- 32 Free Spins on Cosmopolitan Code: CHEER3
- 32 Free Spins on 7 Chakras Code: CHEER4
- 32 Free Spins on Le Chocolatier Code: CHEER5
- 32 Free Spins on Fairy Dust Forest Code: CHEER6
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
- Playthrough requirement: 40-60x for match bonuses and usually 60x for free spins and other bonuses, depends on the bonus check the casino's web page for the specific, up to date, current playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Wagering limitation:
- 100% - Slots and Keno
- 50% - Roulette and Three Card Poker
- 25% - Baccarat
- 10% - Video Poker
- 5% - Blackjack, Craps
- 0% - Everything else
BGO
- 500 free spins
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: 65x
Wagering limitation:
- Slots: 100%
- Roulette: 25%
- All Blackjack Games: 25%
- 3 Card Brag: 50%
- Casino Hold'em: 25%
- Baccarat: 0%
- Everything else: 0%
Bet Online Casino and Sports Book
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits! Use the code BOLCASINO
- 100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%
Wagering limitation:
- Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.
Betsson Casino and Sports Book
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to €100
- 101 free spins on your first deposit
- €5,000 every week for one lucky active returning player (no wagering limitation, no playthrough requirement)
US players can not register. Betsson has over 1500 games, the most games of any casino. You can read the review of Betsson casino here.
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: No playthrough requirement for the extra weekly money. In case of the welcome bonus: • 100%: Slots • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games
Wagering limitation:
- The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.
- Player from certain countries are not allowed use bonuses due to regular bonus abuse, check the casino's website for the ever changing up to date list.
Bingo in San Marino
Online bingo in San Marino: legal, license required
The country’s single casino doesn’t appear to have a bingo hall (there is electronic bingo though, and it’s available in the slot hall too), nor is there a separate, standalone bingo hall in operation in the country.
According to the 2014 legislative text amending Law No. 67 of 25 July 2000, online bingo halls are, theoretically, eligible for a licence in San Marino (none are licensed so far). Unlicensed online gambling sites are technically illegal, but players are not prosecuted for placing bets with such sites, according to Sammarinese law.
The following online casino has live bingo and accept players from San Marino:
BGO
- 500 free spins
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: 65x
Wagering limitation:
- Slots: 100%
- Roulette: 25%
- All Blackjack Games: 25%
- 3 Card Brag: 50%
- Casino Hold'em: 25%
- Baccarat: 0%
- Everything else: 0%
Poker in San Marino
Online poker in San Marino: legal, license required
Giochi del Titano, the only licensed casino in San Marino has poker tables. Moreover, in 2013, the opening event of the Italian Poker Tour was organised in San Marino, although not in the del Titano, but the Centro Congressi San Marino, which is a conference hall in the building that originally served as the country’s first casino, until 1949. Giochi del Titano hasa poker section, but there are no standalone poker rooms in the country.
Online poker also appears to be legal and regulated and operators with a licence can legally operate in San Marino. However, this law doesn’t seem to be enforced, and Sammarinese players appear to be free to access foreign online poker sites.
The online poker sites below accept players from San Marino.
The following online casino websites have poker and accept players from the Republic of San Marino:
Bet Online Casino and Sports Book
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits! Use the code BOLCASINO
- 100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%
Wagering limitation:
- Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.
Betsson Casino and Sports Book
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to €100
- 101 free spins on your first deposit
- €5,000 every week for one lucky active returning player (no wagering limitation, no playthrough requirement)
US players can not register. Betsson has over 1500 games, the most games of any casino. You can read the review of Betsson casino here.
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: No playthrough requirement for the extra weekly money. In case of the welcome bonus: • 100%: Slots • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games
Wagering limitation:
- The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.
- Player from certain countries are not allowed use bonuses due to regular bonus abuse, check the casino's website for the ever changing up to date list.
Sports betting in San Marino
Online sports betting in San Marino: legal and licensed
Sports betting activities are theoretically legal in San Marino, although there is no indication of any legal betting shops in operation in the country (if you know of any please let me know in the comments section).
Online sports betting is legal and tied to a licence as well, but foreign online sports books don’t seem to be banned and players are not prosecuted for placing bets with foreign online bookmakers. There are no licensed online sports betting sites in San Marino, therefore if you want to bet on your favourite sports you can only do that in unlicensed sportsbooks.
The online sportsbooks below accept registrations from San Marino.
The following online sportsbooks accept bettors from the Republic of San Marino:
Bet Online Casino and Sports Book
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits! Use the code BOLCASINO
- 100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%
Wagering limitation:
- Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.
Betsson Casino and Sports Book
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to €100
- 101 free spins on your first deposit
- €5,000 every week for one lucky active returning player (no wagering limitation, no playthrough requirement)
US players can not register. Betsson has over 1500 games, the most games of any casino. You can read the review of Betsson casino here.
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: No playthrough requirement for the extra weekly money. In case of the welcome bonus: • 100%: Slots • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games
Wagering limitation:
- The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.
- Player from certain countries are not allowed use bonuses due to regular bonus abuse, check the casino's website for the ever changing up to date list.
Lottery in San Marino
Online lottery in San Marino: legal, license required, no lottery
The lottery is legal and requires a licence in San Marino. Gioco del Lotto is the only lottery that has a licence in the country (if know of any more, please drop a comment), additionally Giochi del Titano operates a keno game .
According to the 2014 amendment to the law of 2000, lottery and online lottery operators are eligible for a licence in San Marino. Gioco del Lotto has an online platform as well.
Sammarinese players who visit other countries can purchase lottery tickets there,i in person, it’s perfectly legal. However, purchasing lottery tickets online from unlicensed online lottery vendors while in San Marino is not, but players are not prosecuted, and these websites are not blocked. In fact, foreign lotteries ar really popular, because these really big lotteries (El Gordo, Eurojackpot, Euromillions) all are better value for money, and it makes more sense to purchase them lottery than form the Italian lottery, which is worse in every way.
Apart from Gioco del Lotto, the following websites allow people from San Marino to purchase lottery tickets online:
Bitcoin gambling in San Marino
Bitcoin gambling in San Marino: not yet regulated
San Marino is actually a very cryptocurrency-friendly country. Not only is bitcoin legal and regulated, they have experimented with issuing their own alternative digital currency (technically a compensation fiscal credit) called Titano. And that is exactly why it comes as a a surprise that bitcoin gambling is not yet regulated. Therefore none of the land-based gambling establishments, and neither the Sammarinese lottery accept any crypto. However, the foreign online casinos below accept bitcoin, litecoin and even ethereum, for deposits and withdrawal, you can see them below.
The bitcoin casinos below accept players from San Marino.
The following online casino websites accept bitcoin, litecoin and ethereum, and accept players from the Republic of San Marino:
Black Lotus Casino
- Get 200% match bonus, up to $600. Use the code: WELCOME600
- +$30 bonus. Use code: WINBLACK
Bonuses for existing players:
- 32 Free Spins on Sweet Success Code: CHEER1
- 32 Free Spins on Nordic Wild Code: CHEER2
- 32 Free Spins on Cosmopolitan Code: CHEER3
- 32 Free Spins on 7 Chakras Code: CHEER4
- 32 Free Spins on Le Chocolatier Code: CHEER5
- 32 Free Spins on Fairy Dust Forest Code: CHEER6
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
- Playthrough requirement: 40-60x for match bonuses and usually 60x for free spins and other bonuses, depends on the bonus check the casino's web page for the specific, up to date, current playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Wagering limitation:
- 100% - Slots and Keno
- 50% - Roulette and Three Card Poker
- 25% - Baccarat
- 10% - Video Poker
- 5% - Blackjack, Craps
- 0% - Everything else
Bet Online Casino and Sports Book
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits! Use the code BOLCASINO
- 100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%
Wagering limitation:
- Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.
If you have questions or any feedback don’t hesitate to drop a comment below. Please let me know in the comments section if you think we might have gotten something wrong or if you have additional information, clarification about the legal status of online gambling in this country, especially if you are from San Marino or nearby.
This page is part of Simon’s List – Legal Status of Online Gambling – a definitive guide to the legal status of all forms of online gambling activities in every country around the world.
Last updated: 2020-12-31
Gamble responsibly,
SimonTheSorcerer
