Mobile Casinos in Cyprus
Since online gambling is banned by Betting Act 2012, this also applies to mobile casinos. There are therefore no domestic mobile casinos in Cyprus. There are certainly many foreign
mobile casinos that Cypriots play at, and this is not sanctioned by the government.
The country does not yet have immense smartphone penetration: approximately 4 out of 10 mobiles fall into this category.
There are two network operators: Cyta with an 80% share of subscribers and MTN with 20%. They both have 3G and HSPA services. Overall mobile penetration is around 130%.
Cypriots love to play casino games, as attested by many of them traveling to the north of the island to play at land-based establishments. They also like to play at mobile casinos, but the number of those who can do it is limited by moderate smartphone availability and lack of domestic offers.