CoinPoker in Hong Kong: the restricted-territory list, read clause by clause

CoinPoker is the rare offshore room that does what players keep asking operators to do: it publishes the list. Its 2026 terms and conditions define a Restricted Territory and then name the countries, and we read that definition directly from the operator's own terms document on 8 October 2026 rather than taking it from any third-party summary.

Hong Kong does not appear on that list. Nor does Hong Kong appear anywhere else in the document. That is a more useful answer than most rooms give, and this page sets out exactly what the clause says, who runs the room, and what is still left to the player. It is general information, not legal advice.

What the restricted-territory clause actually says

The definition sits in clause 3.1(m). It defines a Restricted Territory as any jurisdiction, country, state, province, region or other political or territorial subdivision in which the platform is not to be accessible, including but not limited to any country sanctioned by the UN Security Council or by OFAC from time to time, and then names a list.

The countries named, in the order they are printed: Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Australia, Bahrain, Belgium, China, Comoros, Cuba, Eritrea, Estonia, Germany, India, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Lithuania, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, the UAE, the United Kingdom, the United States and its dependencies, military bases and territories, the Virgin Islands, the Netherlands and Yemen. The clause closes by reserving the right to add other countries as the company determines from time to time.

Hong Kong is not in that list, and we checked name by name rather than reading off a summary. Three other clauses lean on the same definition: clause 1.3 states that the company does not offer, market or provide its services in any Restricted Territory; clause 4.2(c) covers a player resident in or accessing the platform from a jurisdiction where online gaming is prohibited or restricted; and clauses 11.3(d) and 26.2(g) treat Restricted Territory indicators, naming India explicitly, as grounds for action on an account.

Two things follow from reading it properly. First, the list is explicitly open-ended — a country absent today can be added without notice, so a page like this one is a snapshot with a date on it, which is why the date is at the top. Second, and this is the part worth pausing on: Comoros is on the restricted list, and the room's own licence is issued in the Union of Comoros. The operator does not serve the jurisdiction that licenses it. That is common in offshore licensing, and it tells you something real about what such a licence is for.

Is CoinPoker legal in Hong Kong?

The operator not restricting Hong Kong is not the same as Hong Kong permitting the operator, and the difference matters.

Hong Kong has no licensed online poker. The Home and Youth Affairs Bureau's published policy is that under the Gambling Ordinance (Cap. 148) gambling is illegal apart from Jockey Club horse racing, authorised football betting and the Mark Six under the Betting Duty Ordinance, premises licensed by appointed public officers such as mahjong parlours, and the section 3 exemption the bureau summarises as mainly social gambling. Online poker is outside all three, so there is no Hong Kong licence for this room to hold.

CoinPoker is clear about where that leaves you. Clause 4.3 states that the company does not provide legal advice about the legality of online gaming in your jurisdiction and that determining whether your participation is lawful is entirely your responsibility. Clause 4.1(a) requires you to be at least 18, or older where the laws of your jurisdiction set a higher age, and to keep meeting that requirement while you use the platform.

So: the operator has not excluded Hong Kong, Hong Kong has not licensed the operator, and the operator says the call is yours. If that is a question you need answered properly, it is one for a Hong Kong lawyer.

Who operates CoinPoker, and where a dispute would go

Clause 1.1 states that the platform is operated by Precise Interactive Inc., a company incorporated under the laws of Panama. Clause 1.2 states that its licence is issued by the Anjouan gaming licensing authority under applicable gaming legislation. The terms we read give no registration number and no registered address for the company, and no licence number — we looked for all three and they are not in the document.

Governing law and venue are both Panama: clause 31.1 puts the terms and any dispute under the laws of Panama, and clause 31.2 gives the competent courts of Panama exclusive jurisdiction.

That is the practical shape of your recourse. A Hong Kong player's contract is with a Panamanian company, licensed in the Comoros, litigated in Panama. Compare that with the Jockey Club monopoly a Hong Kong bettor deals with locally and the asymmetry is obvious — not a reason on its own to stay away, but a reason to treat a balance on the site as money at risk rather than money in a bank.

What players get, and what we will not print

CoinPoker's distinguishing feature is that it runs on cryptocurrency deposits rather than conventional banking, which is the main reason it appears across markets where card payments to gambling sites are difficult. That cuts both ways: it removes a banking obstacle and it removes the chargeback and deposit-protection machinery that comes with a card.

We do not reproduce bonus amounts, rake-race prize pools or guarantee figures on this page. Promotional terms are varied at the operator's discretion and a number verified weeks ago can be wrong today. Read the current offer on the operator's own promotions page on the day you sign up, and read it against the terms rather than against an affiliate's summary of them.

Tax, and what Hong Kong players actually do

We are not going to state how a win would be taxed in Hong Kong. Betting duty under the Betting Duty Ordinance falls on the authorised operator, not on a player at an offshore site, and an individual's position is a question for a Hong Kong tax adviser. Guessing in public on a page like this would be worse than useless.

For live poker the honest answer remains travel. Hong Kong's all-time money list is built almost entirely on results won elsewhere — Macau, the Triton Super High Roller Series, festivals across Asia — and our player pages are the record of it.

If it stops being a game

The Ping Wo Fund finances four counselling and treatment centres in Hong Kong, run by Caritas, the Tung Wah Group of Hospitals, Zion Social Service and Hong Kong Lutheran Social Service. They share a gambling counselling hotline on 1834 633, and the fund's public education site is donotgamble.org.hk.