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Countries
European Gambling Regulation

Country Gambling Guides

Comprehensive guides to gambling regulation, licensed bookmakers, and player protection across Europe. Updated regularly with the latest regulatory changes.

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United Kingdom

Fully Regulated
95
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
95
Score

Most mature online gambling market in Europe

UK Gambling Commission
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Malta

Fully Regulated
92
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
92
Score

Largest B2B gaming hub in Europe

Malta Gaming Authority
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Denmark

Fully Regulated
90
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
90
Score

Liberalized market since 2012

Spillemyndigheden
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Netherlands

Fully Regulated
88
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
88
Score

Market opened in October 2021 under Remote Gambling Act

Kansspelautoriteit
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Sweden

Fully Regulated
86
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
86
Score

Re-regulated market since January 2019

Spelinspektionen
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Spain

Fully Regulated
85
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
85
Score

Regulated since 2012 under Gambling Act

Dirección General de Ordenación del Juego
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Estonia

Fully Regulated
84
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
84
Score

One of the first EU countries to regulate online gambling

Estonian Tax and Customs Board
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Belgium

Fully Regulated
83
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
83
Score

Only land-based licensees can offer online gambling

Belgian Gaming Commission
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Italy

Fully Regulated
82
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
82
Score

One of the first EU countries to regulate online gambling (2006)

Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli
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Switzerland

Fully Regulated
81
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
81
Score

Online gambling legalized in 2019

GESPA / Comlot
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France

Fully Regulated
80
/100
✓
Betting
✗
Casino
80
Score

Online casino games remain prohibited

Autorité Nationale des Jeux
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Latvia

Fully Regulated
80
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
80
Score

Well-regulated since 2006 under Gambling and Lotteries Law

Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Inspection
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Portugal

Fully Regulated
79
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
79
Score

Regulated since 2015 under Legal Regime for Online Gambling

Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos
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Germany

Fully Regulated
78
/100
✓
Betting
✗
Casino
78
Score

Interstate Treaty on Gambling (GlüStV 2021) reformed the market

Gemeinsame Glücksspielbehörde der Länder
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Lithuania

Fully Regulated
78
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
78
Score

Comprehensive gambling regulation since 2016

Lithuanian Gaming Control Authority
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Czech Republic

Fully Regulated
77
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
77
Score

Comprehensive Gambling Act passed in 2017

Ministry of Finance
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Croatia

Fully Regulated
76
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
76
Score

Gambling legal and well-regulated

Ministry of Finance
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Greece

Fully Regulated
75
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
75
Score

Fully regulated since 2020

Hellenic Gaming Commission
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Slovakia

Fully Regulated
75
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
75
Score

Major gambling reform in 2019

Office for Gambling Regulation
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Romania

Fully Regulated
74
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
74
Score

Liberalized in 2015 under Emergency Ordinance 77

National Gambling Office
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Cyprus

Fully Regulated
73
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
73
Score

Online betting regulated since 2019

National Betting Authority
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Ireland

Partially Regulated
72
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
72
Score

Gambling Regulation Act 2023 creates new framework

Gambling Regulatory Authority of Ireland
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Slovenia

Fully Regulated
72
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
72
Score

Concession-based casino system

Financial Administration
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Poland

Partially Regulated
70
/100
✓
Betting
✗
Casino
70
Score

Online sports betting liberalized in 2017

Ministry of Finance
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Finland

State Monopoly
68
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
68
Score

Veikkaus holds complete gambling monopoly

National Police Board
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Serbia

Fully Regulated
68
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
68
Score

Gambling regulated since 2011

Games of Chance Administration
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Austria

State Monopoly
65
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
65
Score

Casinos Austria holds online monopoly (win2day)

Ministry of Finance
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Monaco

Partially Regulated
65
/100
✗
Betting
✓
Casino
65
Score

Famous Monte Carlo Casino

Société des Bains de Mer
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Ukraine

Fully Regulated
65
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
65
Score

Gambling legalized in 2020 after 11-year ban

Commission for Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries
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Norway

State Monopoly
62
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
62
Score

Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto hold monopoly

Norwegian Gaming and Foundation Authority
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Armenia

Fully Regulated
60
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
60
Score

Gambling restricted to specific zones

State Revenue Committee
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Montenegro

Fully Regulated
60
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
60
Score

Gambling fully legal

Games of Chance Administration
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Georgia

Fully Regulated
58
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
58
Score

Liberal gambling laws

Revenue Service of Georgia
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Belarus

Fully Regulated
55
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
55
Score

Gambling legal and regulated

Ministry of Taxes and Duties
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Hungary

State Monopoly
55
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
55
Score

Szerencsejáték Zrt. holds state monopoly on most gambling

Gambling Supervision Authority
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North Macedonia

Fully Regulated
55
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
55
Score

Gambling legal and regulated

State Lottery of Macedonia
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Bosnia and Herzegovina

Partially Regulated
50
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
50
Score

Gambling regulated at entity level

Entity-level Regulators
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Luxembourg

Grey Market
50
/100
✗
Betting
✓
Casino
50
Score

Casino 2000 holds monopoly on land-based gaming

Ministry of Justice
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Moldova

Partially Regulated
48
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
48
Score

Gambling legal but limited regulation

State Enterprise Loteria Naționala
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Kosovo

Partially Regulated
45
/100
✓
Betting
✓
Casino
45
Score

Young gambling market

Tax Administration of Kosovo
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Liechtenstein

Grey Market
45
/100
✗
Betting
✗
Casino
45
Score

No casinos in the country

Financial Market Authority
🇬🇱

Greenland

Grey Market
40
/100
✗
Betting
✗
Casino
40
Score

Autonomous territory of Denmark

Government of Greenland
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Andorra

Grey Market
35
/100
✗
Betting
✓
Casino
35
Score

One land-based casino operates

Government of Andorra
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San Marino

Grey Market
35
/100
✗
Betting
✗
Casino
35
Score

No casinos in the microstate

Government of San Marino
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Iceland

Prohibited
30
/100
✗
Betting
✗
Casino
30
Score

Most gambling forms prohibited

Ministry of Finance
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Albania

Prohibited
25
/100
✗
Betting
✗
Casino
25
Score

Complete gambling ban since 2019

Ministry of Finance
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Azerbaijan

Prohibited
20
/100
✗
Betting
✗
Casino
20
Score

All forms of gambling banned since 1998

Ministry of Finance
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Turkey

Prohibited
15
/100
✗
Betting
✗
Casino
15
Score

All gambling banned since 2007

Betting Regulatory Authority