GTA Online\u2019s Casino banned in multiple countries due to gambling laws GTA 5\u2019s latest update has been a huge hit with citizens of Los Santos, but some have been left devastated to find they\u2019re banned from playing casino games due to their countries\u2019 gambling laws. It\u2019s a bitter pill to swallow for those that were eagerly anticipating the long awaited GTA Online Casino update. Entering the casino, buying a penthouse, playing missions and everything else that the new update has to offer is fine, yet it\u2019s specifically playing casino games that some players are unable to do. Despite using GTA dollars and not real money \u2013 which we\u2019ll come onto in a minute \u2013 some governments still consider it gambling. Whether they are right or wrong doesn\u2019t matter as Rockstar are always going to comply with a countries\u2019 laws. Is it really gambling though? That\u2019s a tricky question but in the eyes of the law, yes. GTA money, or dollars, can be directly purchased using real money and not just earned online. This is where it becomes somewhat of a gray area as although the money can\u2019t be converted back into real currency it does have real monetary value. As a result, it can be interpreted as gambling, albeit loosely. Rockstar themselves may not agree with their definition of gambling but are likely taking the precautionary option of banning those countries so it can\u2019t come back on them. As yet, the developers haven\u2019t commented on the issue. List of countries where GTA\u2019s Casino games are banned Here are the full list of countries unable to gamble in GTA 5\u2019s online casino, according to Reddit user SlapshotTommy: Afghanistan – Algeria – American Samoa – Argentina – Azerbaijan – Bahamas – Bhutan – Bosnia and Herzegovina – Belarus – Brunei – Cambodia – Cayman Islands – China – Cuba – Cyprus – Czech Republic – Ecuador – Greece – Iceland – Indonesia – Iran – Iraq – Israel – Jordan – Kuwait – Lebanon – Libya – Liechtenstein – Luxembourg – Maldives – Mali – Mauritania – Malta – Malaysia – North Korea – Oman – Pakistan – Paraguay – Peru – Poland – Portugal – Qatar – Saudi Arabia – Somalia – South Africa – South Korea – Sri Lanka – Sudan – Syria – Taiwan – Thailand – Tuvalu – United Arab Emirates – Vietnam – Venezuela – Is my country banned from GTA Online casino? The above list of countries is not confirmed but if you are receiving the message \u201cThis feature is not available for you\u201d when attempting to play casino game, then your country has likely banned you from taking part. It should be noted there are some reports of players receiving this message when in a country where gambling is legal, though. Players have reported that this can be bypassed by a VPN, but it should be noted it would still be illegal to do so if in fact gambling is against your countries\u2019 laws. Unfortunately, some GTA players will have to accept part of the Diamond Casino & Resort update won\u2019t be available for them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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