Mongolia casino

The gambling status quo is not ideal, to say the least, in Mongolia.

Currently, any sort of land based gambling is illegal in the country. There have been multiple attempts by the government to set up a licenced and regulated market for economic reasons &#; however, to no avail. Thus you won’t find any legal casinos in Mongolia, as of now.

On the other hand, online gambling is not policed in any way. Mongolian residents can feel free to deposit to the online casino or online poker room of their choice and play.

In April , the Mongolian legislature passed a law prohibiting any public officials from taking part in any form of gambling, whether at home or abroad. In November that year, two high ranking officials were the first “casualties” of the new law of the land. The deputy director general of the Mongolian Customs General Administration and a senior official of Mongolia&#;s state-owned national airline MIAT had been caught playing in a casino.

In , there was an organized effort by poker players in the country to try to legalize their favorite game. It was led by a poker player named Bold Uundai. According to him, live poker was outlawed in &#; however, some card rooms still operate in the country. Also, you can still play online poker in Mongolia.

Famous Mongolian Poker Players

In January , Mongolian Buyanjargal Bold took down the HK$, Macau Poker Cup 20 for HK$1,,. The Asian cardplayer managed to top a player field at the PokerStars LIVE Macau poker room.

As for online poker, a player playing under the screen name &#;flameshdee&#; on PokerStars from Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia has cashed for over $, in online MTT&#;s.

Mongolia actually doesn&#;t have its own all time money list on Hendon &#; almost every other country does. You can find the profiles of a few players from this country, however. For example, the aforementioned Bold Uundai, who led the push to legalize live poker, has his own page. He has a modest $6, in live tournament earnings to his name.