Austria

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Online casino and lotteries are a federal monopoly under the GSpG, held by Österreichische Lotterien through win2day. Sports betting is not a game of chance under federal law and is licensed by the federal states.

Online casino
State monopolyLegal online products come only from state operators.
Regulator
Federal Ministry of FinanceStart of regime not yet established
Legal basis
Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG)Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Research coverage
58% 7 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting Set by states or provinces Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino State monopoly Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG)Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Citation
BGBl. Nr. 620/1989Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Regulators covering Austria
  • Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance0 licensed brands

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Austria, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Austria, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Austria62736.4%
  • Exclude Austria in their terms44025.6%
  • No declaration65438.0%
Hold a licence covering Austria0brands
List Austria as a focus market294brands
Offers marked available173welcome offers
Brands serving Austria Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

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Market data

Enterprise
Market share by brand Part of the Austria dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Austria dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Austria dataset
What would change this page

In progressA draft new Glücksspielgesetz was notified to the European Commission in August 2026. It proposes an open concession procedure for online games, payment and network blocking, a central exclusion register, deposit limits and 13 casino concessions; unlicensed operators must exit by 1 January 2027 to be eligible.

  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
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Other state monopoly markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Austria Europe 627 36.4% 440 294 173
Åland Islands Europe 0 0.0% 394 2 0
Faroe Islands Europe 0 0.0% 386 2 0
Iceland Europe 569 33.1% 375 39 3
Moldova Europe 434 25.2% 562 3 1
North Macedonia Europe 557 32.4% 383 1 2
Norway Europe 704 40.9% 369 221 248
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. BMF: Finanzministerium setzt nächsten Schritt zu neuem Glücksspielgesetz (4 August 2026)bmf.gv.at
  2. BMF: Glücksspiel in Österreichbmf.gv.at
Identifier
CR-JUR-AT
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, high confidence

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