Official languages: Nepali
Population: 29,331,000
Currency: Nepalese Rupee (NPR)

Current Exchange Rate
1 EUR = NPR
1 GBP = NPR
1 USD = NPR

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Sports Betting in Nepal
The Nepalese communist party, which controls the government, doesn’t approve of any forms of gambling or betting on sports in Nepal, having thrown out all eight luxury casinos out of the country’s capital city, Kathmandu. Placing wagers on sporting events in Nepal is strictly prohibited. Placing wagers on elephant polo was permitted during the reign of the last king of Nepal which ended 4 years earlier. All other forms of sports betting are strictly forbidden by the ruling political party.

While illegal organized crime controlled bookmakers could be found, it is very dangerous to conduct business with such individuals. Very few winning bets are paid off, and the mentality of the gangsters who operate sportsbooks in Nepal is short term – a dollar today is better than $100 tomorrow. It has been estimated that in first half of 2011 over a dozen murders and countless robberies took place in Nepal due to disputes between rival organized crime operated sports books. Middle class Nepalese along with all foreign residents and visitors prefer to use reliable foreign based online sportsbooks in Nepal.

Online Sports Betting in Nepal
Currently there isn’t a single licensed online sportsbook in Nepal since all forms of sports betting are illegal for Nepalese citizens. There may be a couple of underground illegal sportsbooks set up by ruthless organized crime gangs who control the Nepalese underworld. These online bookies in Nepal are just as dangerous and unreliable as the underground sportsbooks ran out of dingy basements in Kathmandu.

Internet betting in Nepal takes place at foreign based online sportsbooks. The sportsbooks are based outside the jurisdiction of Nepalese politicians and police forces and are a part of a legitimate, licensed and regulated industry within their countries. While the Nepalese government will instantly close down a local based online sportsbook, there is nothing they can do about foreign operated sportsbooks. There are currently dozens of reputable foreign sports betting sites which welcome players from Nepal. Most foreign online bookmakers are in English, yet some may offer Nepali language options as well.