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Gambling is not legal across the globe. While this may not come as much of a surprise, as there is no one sole piece of legislation that covers gambling laws for the whole world, what may surprise some is how wildly laws can vary from one region to the next.

Furthermore, to make matters even more complicated, while most countries have their own local laws that are responsible for controlling relevant legal and regulatory issues, it is not uncommon for them to make only certain forms of gambling legal under certain circumstances or to make regular changes to their gambling legislations. This can be nothing short of confusing for visitors and residents of these countries.

One region of the world where gambling laws tend to be the strictest and can be incredibly different from one country to the next is Asia. For instance, all forms of land-based gambling may be legal in some regions, while they are entirely illegal in others, or, on the other hand, some countries may only permit specific types of betting. In essence, all countries in Asia are individually responsible for passing their own gambling laws.