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Nevis gaming licence: the new NOGA regime explained

By Brian LaddEditor, guides Fact-checked by Paul Lecavelier Updated

Nevis is the newest offshore licence on our list. It only started in 2025, it is still small and you will rarely see it on a casino aimed at Canadians. We cover it because more brands will start to show it, and because its set-up looks a lot like the private-run model that made Anjouan popular.

What the Nevis licence is

Nevis is the smaller island of the Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis in the eastern Caribbean. The Nevis Online Gaming Ordinance, 2025 took effect on 1 May 2025, according to the Nevis Island Administration. Licensing and oversight sit with the Nevis Online Gaming Authority (NOGA), which grants licences to overseas gaming operators. Regulations followed as SRO No. 5 of 2025.

NOGA says its licences are officially issued by the Nevis Island Administration. Its website states that it is owned and operated by a private company incorporated in Nevis, acting as the authority's management company, and fees are paid to a separate processor incorporated in Gibraltar.

How licensing works now

NOGA offers a combined B2C and B2B iGaming licence and, more recently, a prediction markets licence. Licences carry an expiry date and list the exact URLs they cover. People living in St. Kitts and Nevis cannot play under the regime.

NOGA's list of restricted countries covers Australia, Austria, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, the United Kingdom, the United States, St. Kitts and Nevis, FATF blacklisted and sanctioned countries. Canada is not on it, so a Nevis licence on its own does not stop a casino from taking Canadian players.

Player protection and complaints

NOGA is direct about this: complaints sent to it through its website are not reviewed, and it is "unable to intervene in individual player disputes". The route is:

  1. Read the complaints procedure in the casino's terms.
  2. Complain to the casino.
  3. If it is not resolved, go to the ADR provider the casino names. NOGA lists EGIS-ADR, ABC-ADR and CADRE B.V.

NOGA publishes no deadlines for the casino or the ADR stage.

How to check a Nevis licence

  1. Open the License Register on nevisgaming.com.
  2. Find the company named in the casino's terms. Each entry shows the licence holder, status, licence number (in the form LIC-B2C followed by a code), licence type, expiry date and authorised URLs.
  3. Check that the status is Active, the expiry date has not passed and the site you are on is one of the listed URLs. NOGA says a company or website that is not on the register does not hold a valid licence.

This is the one area where Nevis does better than Kahnawake and Tobique: the register ties each licence to a number, a date and the domains it covers.

What it means for Canadians

A Nevis licence is an offshore licence with no standing under Canada's Criminal Code. Ontario's regulated market runs through iGaming Ontario and the AGCO, and Alberta's opened in July 2026. Neither recognises Nevis, and in the other provinces the provincial lottery site is the only provincially run online option. See our guide to whether online gambling is legal in Canada.

Casinos we review with a Nevis licence

None of the casinos reviewed on Canada Gamblers holds a Nevis licence today. The brands on the register are mostly small and aimed at markets outside Canada. If a casino we review moves to Nevis, it will be listed here.

Our verdict

Nevis has a clean, checkable register, which is a good start. Everything else is unproven: the regime is barely eighteen months old, it is run day to day by a private management company, it has only around fifteen licensees and the regulator will not step into a player dispute. Without a track record, we cannot treat a Nevis licence as meaningful protection.

We rate Nevis 2 out of 5 for now and will revisit it as the register grows.

Sources

Key terms

KYC (know your customer)
Identity checks a casino performs to confirm who you are, usually by collecting ID, a selfie and proof of address.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a real Nevis online gaming licence?
Yes. The Nevis Online Gaming Ordinance, 2025 took effect on 1 May 2025, and the Nevis Online Gaming Authority (NOGA) licenses operators under the Nevis Island Administration. It keeps a public licence register at nevisgaming.com.
How do I check a Nevis gaming licence?
Open the License Register on nevisgaming.com and look for the company. Check that the status is Active, the expiry date has not passed and the casino's domain is one of the authorised URLs.
Does NOGA handle player complaints?
No. NOGA says it cannot intervene in individual disputes. You complain to the casino and, if that fails, to the ADR provider named in its terms.
Can Canadians play at a Nevis-licensed casino?
Canada is not on NOGA's restricted list, but a Nevis licence has no standing in Canada. Ontario and Alberta players should use sites registered in their province.
Do any casinos reviewed on Canada Gamblers hold a Nevis licence?
Not at the moment. If one of the casinos we review moves to a Nevis licence, we will add it to this page.