Iraq

Asia

Gambling regulation

Gambling in the country:

Forbidden

Local License:

Online casinos:

Illegal

Online sports betting:

Illegal

Affiliates receiving traffic

The list of affiliate programs that accept traffic from the country of Iraq can be viewed on a separate page at the link below.

About blocking and liability

Risk level

risk table

Critical

Legislation:

Explicit prohibition on gambling; advertising and promotion prohibited

The activity of the authorities:

High

Risk of harassment of non-residents:

High

The risk in entering the country:

Critical

Risk of extradition to the country:

Low

Precedents (against non-residents):

Yes (records of harassment and blocking)

Comment on the level of risk:

In Iraq, gambling is illegal under criminal law; promotion and advertising are penalized. For a non-resident, the risk of attracting the attention of law enforcement is high. It is recommended to avoid targeting Iraq completely. The risk of extradition to the country is low, requests are rare.

Gambling regulation

Gambling in the country:

Forbidden

Local License:

Online casinos:

Illegal

Online sports betting:

Illegal

About the population of the country

Numeracy:

37.9m people.

Official Language:

Arabic, Kurdish

HDI:

0,673

Cf. wages:

$537

Poverty rate:

24.7 %

Gini coefficient:

29.5 %

Believers:

84 %

Major Religion:

Islam

(99 %)

Second Religion:

Christianity

(0.8 %)

About the internet in the country

Users:

43.4 %

Mobile Internet:

85.9 %

Landline Internet:

12 %

Cf. internet speed:

39.9 Mbps

The country's domain zone:

.IQ

Basic information about the country

Name of country:

Iraq

Code (2-digit):

Continent:

Asia

Country level:

Tier 3

Capital:

Baghdad

Area of the country:

437,072 square kilometers.

Phone Code:

964

Currency (currency code):

Iraqi dinar (IQD)

Geographical features of the country

Administrative division into regions

Muhafazah (18): Anbar, Babil, Baghdad, Basra, Wasit, Dahuk, Dhi Qar, Diyala, Qadisiyah, Kerbela, Kirkuk, Maysan, Muthanna, Najaf, Ninewa, Salah al-Din, Sulaymaniyah, Erbil.

Country Features

The modern territory of the country was partially or completely occupied by the states: Kish, Uruk, Lagash, Ur, Akkad, Assyria, Sumero-Akkadian Kingdom, Babylonia, Mitanni, Urartu (Kingdom of Van), Macedonian Kingdom, Midia, New Babylonian Kingdom, Achaemenid Empire, Ayrarat Kingdom, Seleucid State, Adiabena, Great Armenia, Roman Empire, Sassanid State, Lakhmid Kingdom, Arab Caliphate, Umayyad Caliphate, Abbasid Caliphate, Mongol Empire, Ottoman Empire, Timurid State, Kara-Koyunlu, Ak-Koyunlu, British Empire (now Great Britain).

Iraq is washed by seas: Persian Gulf.

Iraq has access to lakes: Tartarus, El-Milh, El-Hammar, Hamrin, El-Habbaniyah.

There are rivers running through the area: Euphrates, Tigris, Lesser Zab, Greater Zab, Diyala, Shatt al-Arab.

There are deserts on the territory of the country: Arabian, Syrian.

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