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Is Legiano Legal in Australia, Canada, Ireland, NZ, Malaysia?

Quick answer

Legiano does not hold a licence in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or Malaysia. It is an offshore online casino and sportsbook. Its own terms do not name a licensing authority, and the licence most often quoted for it (from Anjouan in the Comoros) does not list Legiano’s domain on the official register. In Australia the regulator had Legiano blocked in April 2026. In Malaysia online gambling is banned outright. In Ontario and Alberta it is unlicensed, and in the rest of Canada and for casino play in Ireland it sits in a legal grey area rather than being authorised.

Country Local licence? Status Regulator
Australia No Not permitted; ACMA ordered ISPs to block Legiano (April 2026) ACMA
Canada – Ontario, Alberta No Not permitted (open licensed markets) AGCO / iGaming Ontario; Alberta regulator
Canada – other provinces No Grey area (provincial monopolies; offshore sites tolerated in practice) Provincial lottery corporations
Ireland – betting No Not permitted (licence required) Revenue / GRAI
Ireland – casino No Grey area (no casino licences issued yet) GRAI
New Zealand No Not licensed; new licensing regime being rolled out Department of Internal Affairs
Malaysia No Illegal (no online gambling licences exist) Ministry of Finance; police and MCMC enforce

Who operates Legiano, and which licence does it hold?

This is the hardest question to answer, and the difficulty itself is a warning sign. When we read Legiano’s published terms and conditions (version 1.12, last updated 19 August 2026) in September 2026, they referred only to “the company operating the Website”. They gave no company name, no registration number, no address and no licence number. The “About” page listed only a support email address.

Three different company names are linked to Legiano in public records and reviews:

  • Rabidi N.V. (Curaçao). Older reviews name Rabidi N.V. as the operator under a Curaçao licence. The Curaçao Gaming Authority’s own enforcement register (version of 14 September 2026) lists licence OGL/2023/103/0067, Rabidi N.V., company registration 151791, with the status “Revoked” effective 11 June 2024. Rabidi N.V. does not appear among current licence holders in the Authority’s September 2026 online licence registry.
  • Stellar Ltd (Anjouan). Many review sites now say Legiano is run by Stellar Ltd, company number 15789, under Anjouan licence ALSI-202411077-FI2. We checked the official Anjouan Gaming licence register. Stellar Ltd is listed there with that number, status “valid”, issued 22 November 2024 and expiring 21 November 2026. However, the list of domains attached to that licence (about 18 sites) does not include legiano.com or any other Legiano domain. We therefore could not confirm that Legiano is covered by it.
  • Liernin Enterprises Ltd. Hungary’s gambling regulator names “Liernin Enterprises LTD.” as the organiser behind 22 blocked Legiano domains. Slovakia’s regulator names “Stellar Ltd” as the provider behind one blocked Legiano domain.

In short: the brand’s terms name no licensee, the Curaçao licence linked to it was revoked, and the Anjouan licence it is linked to does not list its domain. We could not confirm any valid licence for legiano.com. Even a valid Curaçao or Anjouan licence would only mean the company is supervised under that island’s law. It would not authorise gambling in any of the five countries below.

How to check a claim like this yourself: find the licence seal in the site footer and click it. A genuine seal opens a page on the regulator’s own domain (for example cga.cw for Curaçao or anjouangaming.com for Anjouan). Then compare three things with the register: the company name, the licence number and the exact domain you are playing on. If any of the three is missing or different, treat the licence claim as unverified.

The law, country by country

Australia

The Interactive Gambling Act 2001 prohibits offering online casino games, online poker and in-play online betting to people in Australia. Online sports and race betting is lawful only through bookmakers licensed by an Australian state or territory. Legiano holds no Australian licence and offers casino games, so it falls squarely into the prohibited category.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) enforces the Act by asking internet service providers to block illegal sites. In April 2026 the ACMA announced a new round of 19 blocked sites, and Legiano was on that list (reported by next.io on 16 April 2026, alongside brands such as Bass Bet, Gransino and Magius). ACMA’s website was unreachable from our test location, so we confirmed the list through that report and ACMA’s article title in search results. The Act’s offences target operators and advertisers, not players.

Canada

Under the Criminal Code, gambling is reserved to the provinces. Ontario runs an open licensed market through iGaming Ontario and the AGCO, and Alberta launched its own licensed market on 13 July 2026. Legiano is not on the iGaming Ontario list of regulated operators that we checked in September 2026, and advertising unlicensed sites is prohibited in both provinces. In the other provinces, only the provincial lottery corporation’s websites are formally authorised. Offshore sites are widely available and players are rarely, if ever, prosecuted. That is a grey area, not a licence.

Ireland

Online betting in Ireland needs an Irish licence. Remote bookmaker licences issued by Revenue are moving to the Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland (GRAI), which began issuing betting licences on 1 July 2026. We searched Revenue’s register of licensed remote bookmakers: neither Legiano nor any of the companies named above appears on it. Because Legiano also runs a sportsbook, its betting offer to Irish customers is unlicensed. For online casino games, no Irish licence can be obtained yet: the GRAI’s gaming licensing phase is not expected before 2027. Casino play is therefore a grey area rather than a licensed activity, but the Gambling Regulation Act 2024 is being brought into force in stages and the risk for unlicensed operators is rising.

New Zealand

New Zealand is in the middle of a major change. The Online Casino Gambling Act 2026 came into force on 1 May 2026. It requires a licence for any operator that lets people in New Zealand take part in online casino gambling, wherever the operator is based. The Department of Internal Affairs is running a staged process for up to 15 licences: expressions of interest in July–August 2026, an auction around September, then licence applications. Maximum civil penalties for a company reach NZ$5 million. As of September 2026 we found no evidence that Legiano holds or has been granted a New Zealand licence, and the brand does not appear in any public New Zealand material we reviewed. Sports and race betting remain outside the new regime and continue under existing law, which reserves them to TAB NZ.

Malaysia

Gambling in Malaysia is governed mainly by the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953 and the Betting Act 1953. Only specific land-based activities are licensed. No licence exists for online casinos or online sports betting, so no offshore site is legal there. Muslims are prohibited from gambling altogether. Legiano’s own terms list Malaysia among countries whose residents are excluded from all promotions, but they do not list it among fully excluded countries. We found no public, searchable Malaysian blocklist, so we cannot say whether Legiano domains are blocked there.

What this means for players

  • No local complaints route. None of the five countries’ regulators can handle a dispute with an unlicensed operator. With no named licensee in the terms, it is not even clear which foreign regulator you would complain to.
  • No national self-exclusion. Australia’s BetStop register, Ontario’s self-exclusion schemes and any future Irish or New Zealand registers do not cover Legiano.
  • Payment and withdrawal risk. Banks may decline gambling payments to unlicensed merchants. Offshore terms usually let the operator close an account or hold winnings if it decides you broke its rules, for example by playing from a restricted country.
  • Blocked access. In Australia the site is subject to ISP blocking. If a domain you use is blocked while you hold a balance, getting that money out can become difficult.
  • Legal exposure in Malaysia. The Common Gaming Houses Act covers people who take part in gaming, not only operators, so players themselves can be charged.
  • Personal data. Account verification means sending passport or ID copies to a company that no regulator in your country supervises.

Common myths about offshore casinos like Legiano

“It says it’s licensed, so it’s legal.”

A licence is only valid where it was issued. An Anjouan or Curaçao licence does not authorise gambling in Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand or Malaysia. In Legiano’s case we could not even link its domain to a valid offshore licence.

“If the website loads, it must be allowed.”

Availability says nothing about legality. Blocked brands regularly launch new numbered domains. Regulators in Poland, Hungary, Greece, France and elsewhere have listed dozens of Legiano domains of the form “legiano” plus a number, which shows how often addresses change.

“Players never get into trouble.”

In Australia, Canada and Ireland enforcement focuses on operators. Malaysia is different: taking part in illegal gaming is itself an offence. Everywhere, the practical risk is losing money you cannot recover.

“New Zealand now allows online casinos, so any casino is fine.”

The new Act allows licensed online casinos. The whole point of the regime is to require a New Zealand licence. An offshore brand without one does not become legal because the market opened.

“The grey area in Canada means it’s legal.”

Grey means the law is unsettled and rarely enforced against players. It does not mean the site is authorised or that any Canadian body will help you in a dispute.

How to check any gambling site yourself

  1. Find the operator’s company name and licence number in the footer or terms. If there is none, stop there.
  2. Verify it on the issuing regulator’s own register, for example the Anjouan licence register or the Curaçao Gaming Authority registers. Check that the exact domain is listed.
  3. Australia: check the ACMA’s list of blocked gambling websites.
  4. Ontario: check the iGaming Ontario list of regulated operators.
  5. Ireland: check the Revenue remote bookmaker register and announcements from the GRAI.
  6. New Zealand: check the Department of Internal Affairs online gambling pages; a register of licensed operators is to be published there.
  7. If the brand is not on the local register, it is not licensed where you live.

Licensed alternatives

If you want to bet with a regulated operator, use one licensed in your own market:

FAQ

Is Legiano legal in Australia?

No. It offers online casino games, which are banned under the Interactive Gambling Act 2001, and it has no Australian licence. The ACMA ordered it blocked in April 2026.

Is Legiano legal in Canada?

It is not licensed in Ontario or Alberta, where it is not permitted. In the other provinces it operates in a grey area without any Canadian authorisation.

Can I use Legiano in Ireland?

Its sportsbook is not a licensed Irish bookmaker. Its casino operates in a grey area because Ireland does not issue online casino licences yet.

Does Legiano have a licence at all?

Its terms name no licensee. A Curaçao licence of Rabidi N.V. linked to the brand was revoked in 2024, and the Anjouan licence of Stellar Ltd linked to it does not list a Legiano domain. We could not confirm a valid licence.

Is Legiano licensed under New Zealand’s new online casino law?

We found no evidence of that as of September 2026. Licensing under the Online Casino Gambling Act 2026 was still in progress.

Can Malaysians play at Legiano legally?

No. Malaysia licenses no online gambling, and players themselves can be charged under the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953.

Who can help if Legiano will not pay out?

No regulator in these five countries. You would have to rely on the operator’s own complaints process; with no licensee named, a formal complaint to a foreign regulator may not be possible.

How we checked

This article is based on desk research carried out in September 2026. We read Legiano’s published terms and “About” page, searched the official Anjouan licence register and the Curaçao Gaming Authority’s online licence registry and enforcement register, and reviewed Legiano entries on the official blocklists of Hungary, Slovakia, Poland, Czechia, Greece, Belgium, France and Italy. For the five countries covered here we checked the iGaming Ontario operator list, Revenue’s remote bookmaker register, GRAI announcements, DIA material on New Zealand’s new Act and reporting of ACMA’s April 2026 blocking round. We did not open an account or deposit money, and we used no affiliate links.

Responsible gambling

Gambling is for adults only: 18+ in Australia, Ireland and New Zealand (20+ for casino venues in New Zealand), 19+ in most Canadian provinces (18+ in Alberta, Manitoba and Quebec), and 21+ where gambling is permitted in Malaysia. If gambling stops being fun, get help. In Australia, call Gambling Help Online on 1800 858 858. In Ontario, call ConnexOntario on 1-866-531-2600. In Ireland, call the HSE Drugs and Alcohol Helpline on 1800 459 459. In New Zealand, the Gambling Helpline is available 24/7 on 0800 654 655. More advice: responsible gambling.