Lithuania

Licensed

Online licences, available since 2016, go only to operators that hold a land-based casino or betting licence in Lithuania. The minimum age is 21 for most products. Advertising has been restricted since July 2025, and a full ban takes effect in 2028.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
Gaming Control AuthorityCurrent regime since 2016
Legal basis
Lietuvos Respublikos azartinių lošimų įstatymas (Gaming Law No. IX-325)Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Research coverage
83% 10 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Licensed Known Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Lottery Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Licensing model
LicensedKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Governing law
Lietuvos Respublikos azartinių lošimų įstatymas (Gaming Law No. IX-325)Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Citation
IX-325 (adopted 2001-05-17)Knowledge base, 2026-10-08
Minimum age, online
21 yearsKnowledge base, 2026-10-09
Self-exclusion register
Gambling Supervision Service under the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of LithuaniaKnowledge base, 2026-10-08
Current regime since
2016Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Lithuania
  • Lithuania Gaming Control Authority4 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 Lithuania, 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 Lithuania, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Lithuania30217.5%
  • Exclude Lithuania in their terms73242.5%
  • No declaration68739.9%
Hold a licence covering Lithuania4brands
List Lithuania as a focus market24brands
Offers marked available8welcome offers
Brands serving Lithuania 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.

Market data

Enterprise
What would change this page

In progressA full ban on advertising and sponsorship by operators takes effect on 1 January 2028.

  • 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
Latest on Lithuania

No news about Lithuania yet.

All news

Other licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Lithuania Europe 302 17.5% 732 24 8
Belarus Europe 337 19.6% 688 8 0
Belgium Europe 14 0.8% 515 21 1
Bulgaria Europe 365 21.2% 652 18 10
Croatia Europe 557 32.4% 409 19 5
Czechia Europe 24 1.4% 538 27 7
Denmark Europe 92 5.3% 441 89 41
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. LRT: Lithuania begins gradual ban on advertisinglrt.lt
  2. EU TRIS notification 26043 (amended Law on Gaming)technical-regulation-information-system.ec.europa.eu
Identifier
CR-JUR-LT
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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