This page is for residents of Beirut, Tripoli, Sidon, Jounieh, Zahle and Tyre who want to bet on sport online in 2026 and want the position stated plainly first. Lebanon is unusual in the region: it has a licensed casino at Maameltein, a state lottery and a betting monopoly, and none of them offers online sports betting. Every book that accepts a Lebanese registration is offshore and unsupervised by Lebanon. We compare those books anyway, because Lebanese bettors search for them, and because the country's dollarised, cash-based economy changes which payment rails work in ways the Gulf pages do not cover.
Casino play from Lebanon is covered on our online casino Lebanon guide; the Arabic betting hub compares books across the whole region.
Best betting sites for Lebanon
The ranking above is generated from our brand data. Our acceptance data is strongest for the Gulf, and none of these operators publishes a Lebanon clause we could read; each book is listed because no restricted list we have seen names Lebanon. Treat that as likely acceptance and confirm at registration.
YYY. Arabic-first, with 24/7 Arabic chat and a WhatsApp line, a sportsbook covering the Lebanese Premier League and the European leagues with pre-match and in-play markets, and a casino in the same USD wallet, which is the natural currency for a Lebanese bettor. E-wallet and USDT withdrawals are usually paid within the hour once verified, but nothing is processed at weekends and verification delays are the main complaint theme. Read the YYY review.
Betfinal. The largest Arabic-facing brand in the region by direct traffic, with a sports offer of 100% up to $100 at 6x rollover beside a casino package advertised at up to $3,500. Accounts in USD, EUR, GBP or crypto; AstroPay, MuchBetter, Sticpay and USDT in the cashier. Drawn-out withdrawals are a recurring complaint, and VPN use leads to permanent suspension. Read the Betfinal review.
1xBet. The widest market coverage on this page and the deepest basketball book, with the Lebanese Basketball League, FIBA Asia and the NBA priced quarter by quarter in play. Legal baggage we disclose rather than bury: founders under Russian arrest warrants since 2020, a 1X Corp bankruptcy upheld by the Dutch Supreme Court in 2023 and Ukrainian sanctions the same year. Live chat is English-only according to Casino Guru. Read the 1xBet review.
22Bet. Same platform family, sports offer advertised as 100% up to $122, accounts in USD, EUR or crypto, and AstroPay, Jeton, Skrill and USDT in the cashier. 22bet.com now redirects to 22betluck.com; withdrawal delays and verification loops are the complaint pattern. Read the 22Bet review.
BetWinner. A 1x-platform mirror with Arabic live chat confirmed by Casino Guru and AskGamblers, and a trust score capped low: Trustpilot 1.2 out of 5, a 13% complaint-resolution rate and terms that allow winnings to be confiscated for "low-risk play". Bet small until you have withdrawn once. Read the BetWinner review.
888 Arabic. Sportsbook plus an 1,800-game casino, accounts in AED, USD, EUR or GBP. This is the Curaçao-licensed Arabic site run by Sunflower Seed B.V., built for the Gulf; its country list does not name Lebanon either way. Withdrawals can pend up to 72 hours and the operator changes domains often. See the 888 Casino Arabic review.
Haz. A 7,500-game casino with a sportsbook attached and AstroPay, Jeton and Paysafecard in the cashier; its restricted list names Algeria but not Lebanon. Trustpilot sits at 1.8 out of 5 with complaints about withheld withdrawals, so keep balances small. Read the Haz Casino review.
VIP Arab Club. The best-documented terms in the set, read on the operator's own site, which restrict Europe, the Americas and Asia and name no Arab state. Arabic is the default interface and the sportsbook shares the USD wallet. Live chat runs 09:00 to 01:00 Beirut time rather than 24/7 and Casino Guru rates it below average. Read the VIP Arab Club review.
Rabona and N1 Bet are left off because no source speaks to Lebanon. Playfina is off for lack of any Arabic product, and Casino Farouk's site was unreachable when we checked.
Is sports betting legal in Lebanon?
Only through the state. Casino du Liban at Maameltein, north of Beirut, has held an exclusive casino concession since 1959 and is the only place in the country where table games and slots are lawful. La Libanaise des Jeux runs the national lottery and the state's sports-betting products under a monopoly, and the Penal Code punishes gambling outside those licensed channels. There is no licence for an online sportsbook, Lebanese or foreign, and no exemption for online play. Blocking is patchier than in the Gulf: Ogero and the mobile operators Alfa and touch block some gambling domains and not others, and enforcement against individuals is rare.
None of the books on this page holds any Lebanese authorisation. They are licensed in Curaçao, Anjouan or similar jurisdictions and are not subject to Lebanese supervision, which cuts both ways: the prohibition still applies to the player, and no Lebanese authority will help if a book refuses to pay, which matters in a country where a bettor's own bank may not help either. Using a VPN for ordinary purposes is not an offence in Lebanon, but Betfinal closes accounts for it and we do not explain how to bet through one. This is information, not legal advice.
What Lebanese bettors bet on
Basketball, first among Arab countries. The Lebanese Basketball League, with Al Riyadi and Sagesse the clubs that divide Beirut, and the national team, which reached the FIBA Asia Cup final in 2022, draw more local money than any football fixture. The 1x-platform books price the domestic league and FIBA Asia game by game with in-play totals and handicaps; the other books price the NBA and EuroLeague and pick up Lebanon's internationals only for major tournaments. If basketball is your sport, that difference decides which book you use.
Football follows. The Premier League, La Liga, Serie A and the Champions League take most of the money, and the Lebanese Premier League, with Al Ansar, Nejmeh and Al Ahed the sides most often backed, is priced by all eight books with match result, over/under and Asian handicap; corners and cards appear at 1xBet and BetWinner but rarely elsewhere. Lebanon's national team and its Asian qualifiers are priced everywhere. The Saudi Pro League is priced everywhere and followed closely by a diaspora that works across the Gulf.
Tennis, cricket and motorsport follow. There is no racing calendar; our horse racing page covers the Gulf season for readers who follow it, and the camel racing page explains why the Gulf's camel meetings are not priced by any offshore book.
Deposits and payouts from Lebanon
Lebanon's cashier problem is the opposite of the Gulf's: the currency is easy and the banks are the obstacle.
OMT, Whish Money and bank apps: never. OMT is a domestic money-transfer network, Whish Money is a domestic wallet, and both settle inside Lebanon. A site that "accepts OMT" is describing a local agent who takes cash and credits the book, which is where the legal exposure concentrates, or it is lying.
Cards. Visa and Mastercard are accepted at every listed book. Cards tied to pre-2019 accounts are restricted for foreign spending by the banks themselves, and cards on fresh-dollar accounts are declined by most issuers for gambling merchants coded MCC 7995. Cards issued outside Lebanon work more often. If a card deposit succeeds, withdraw by another rail. See the Visa and Mastercard page.
USDT. The realistic rail, and Lebanon is one of the most active peer-to-peer USDT markets in the region because cash dollars are the working currency. There is no licensed exchange and the Banque du Liban has warned against crypto without banning individuals from holding it, so most bettors buy USDT for cash through a peer-to-peer platform or an over-the-counter desk. Every listed book accepts it on TRC-20 or ERC-20; YYY, Betfinal and VIP Arab Club pay withdrawals back in it within an hour, and the round trip costs the spread plus a network fee, usually under 1 percent. Lawful on-ramp in practice, unlawful destination. See the USDT page.
Vouchers. AstroPay is funded with a card that clears, or with USDT, and pays Betfinal, 1xBet, 22Bet, Haz and VIP Arab Club, with withdrawals back to the voucher wallet. MuchBetter works at YYY, 888, Betfinal, 22Bet and VIP Arab Club for bettors who can fund it. Skrill and Neteller do not reliably enable gambling for Lebanon-registered accounts.
Withdrawal timing: Lebanon's weekend is Saturday and Sunday, and YYY and BetWinner process no cashouts at the weekend, so a Friday-night request waits until Monday. The 1x-platform books quote 15 minutes to 24 hours but tie payouts to repeated KYC checks in practice. Haz's pending window is 48 to 96 hours. VIP Arab Club quotes about 24 hours on e-wallets and instant on crypto.
Odds, markets and in-play
Offshore books price European football at a margin of roughly 5 to 7 percent on the match result, with the 1x-platform books a little tighter on the biggest fixtures and YYY and Betfinal a little wider. On the Lebanese Premier League margins widen to 8 percent or more and the 1x-platform books are often the only ones with a full market. Basketball match odds carry 4 to 6 percent at the 1x-platform books, which is why they win the Lebanese basketball money.
Markets every listed book offers: match result, double chance, over/under goals, both teams to score, Asian handicap, correct score, first goalscorer on the top leagues and accumulators. Cash-out is offered by 1xBet, 22Bet and BetWinner across the board and by YYY and 888 on selected events. In-play depth is greatest at the 1x-platform books and thinnest at 888.
Sports bonuses are separate from casino bonuses and much lighter: 22Bet advertises 100% up to $122 at 5x accumulator rollover, BetWinner 100% up to €130 at 5x and Betfinal 100% up to $100 at 6x. Compare that with the 35x to 50x attached to casino bonuses, and read the minimum-odds clause before you take one.
Mobile betting in Lebanon
Lebanon splits between iPhone in Beirut and Android elsewhere, on Alfa and touch data plans that are expensive by regional standards and on fixed connections that drop with the power. Test a book in both browsers, and prefer the lighter sites: YYY's mobile site is the lightest here, the 1x-platform in-play pages the heaviest. 1xBet and BetWinner publish Android APKs from their own sites; YYY, 888, Betfinal, 22Bet, Haz and VIP Arab Club run as mobile websites or add-to-home-screen apps. No offshore book is on Google Play or in the Lebanese App Store, because both stores list real-money gambling apps only where the operator holds a local licence. Our mobile casinos page rates each brand's mobile site on Chrome load time over 4G.
Responsible betting
The books set a minimum age of 18; Casino du Liban admits Lebanese citizens at 21, and we apply 21 on this page. Set a monthly stake budget in dollars before you deposit and treat it as spent; in an economy where salaries have been cut to a fraction of their 2019 value, a $20 minimum is not small. Every book here offers deposit limits, cooling-off periods and self-exclusion; use them before you think you need them. Lebanon has no gambling helpline, so our responsible gambling page lists the international services that take calls and chats in Arabic and explains how self-exclusion works at each brand.
Bettors elsewhere in the region will find the same structure on our Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and UAE betting pages, and football markets in detail on the football betting page.