Asia-Pacific
China (mainland).
Partially regulated Data profile. Full research not written yet.
Some verticals legal, others prohibited or monopoly-only.
Market snapshot
- Online GGR 2026
- USD 32.0bn
- Regulated GGR
- USD 8.5bn
- Offshore GGR
- USD 22.0bn
- Growth, year on year
- 5%
- CAGR
- 5%
- Channelisation
- 28%
- Mobile share
- 85%
The market
China (mainland) is a partially regulated market overseen by China Welfare Lottery / China Sports Lottery (state only). Online gross gaming revenue is running at USD 32.0bn for 2026, of which USD 8.5bn is licensed. Roughly 28% of play sits with licensed operators.
State lotteries digital channels only; rest offshore (massive scale); continued enforcement.
This is the measured profile. A full research write-up, with the licensing route, the advertising rules, the player limits and cited sources, is not written for China (mainland) yet. The figures above come from the market dataset rather than from a per-country source review, so treat them as a screen rather than as a basis for a launch decision.
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