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Austria: gambling regulation and licensing

Republic of Austria

  • Online sports bettingRegulated
  • Online casinoMonopoly
  • Online pokerMonopoly
  • Lottery and iLotteryMonopoly
  • Land-based (reference)Regulated
Regulator
Federal Ministry of Finance
Headline tax
45% GGR
Licence required
Yes
Last verified
23 Sept 2026

Summary

Austria runs a federal gambling monopoly under the Gambling Act (Gluecksspielgesetz) of 1989. The Federal Ministry of Finance owns the policy, and since January 2021 its tax office, the Finanzamt Oesterreich, grants and supervises the concessions. A single lottery concession, held by Oesterreichische Lotterien until 30 September 2027, covers lotteries and every online game of chance, which the law classes as electronic lotteries: online casino and poker are therefore available only on win2day. Casinos Austria runs twelve casinos under federal concessions, and five Laender license slot halls. Sports betting is outside the monopoly and licensed by the Laender; Lower Austria licenses internet betting, while Vienna ties licences to premises. Online casino is taxed at 45 per cent of gross gaming revenue, a rate that also applies to unlicensed operators serving Austrian players, and sports bets carry a 5 per cent fee on the stake. Concession fees, gambling levies, the casino levy and the betting fee raised 614.6 million euros in 2024. The courts treat contracts with unlicensed operators as void, so players can recover their losses. That is changing. Government bill 594 d.B., notified to the European Commission on 4 August 2026 and before the Nationalrat Finance Committee since 14 September, would create online concessions without a numerical cap from 1 October 2027, together with a central exclusion register, cross-operator deposit limits, network blocking and payment blocking from 1 January 2027. Operators still serving Austria without a licence after 2026 would be barred from applying for 18 months.

Common pitfalls

Assuming online casino can be licensed today: until the reform passes, only the lottery concessionaire may offer it. Assuming offshore operators owe no Austrian tax: the 45 per cent gambling levy applies to any online electronic lottery offered to players in Austria, with organisers and intermediaries jointly liable. Treating a Land betting licence as covering casino games, or a Vienna licence as covering online betting. Ignoring civil exposure: players can recover losses from unlicensed operators, and the bill would require all final player judgments to be paid before a new concession is granted.

Key facts

Regulator
Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF)
Regulator type
Government ministry
Headline tax
45% GGR
Licence required
Yes
Minimum age
18+
Tax base
Online casino and other online electronic lotteries: 45 per cent of annual gross gaming revenue (stakes less winnings paid), as concession fee for the concessionaire (GSpG, section 17(3) no. 7) and as gambling levy for anyone else offering them to players in Austria (section 57(2)). Lotteries pay the concession fee on stakes: 18.5 per cent on the first 400 million euros of Lotto, Toto and additional game (Joker) stakes and 27.5 per cent above, 17.5 per cent on instant and number lotteries, 27.5 per cent on Zahlenlotto, bingo and keno, 2 per cent on the class lottery. Other games played from Austria pay a gambling levy of 17.5 per cent of stakes (section 57(1)). Casinos pay 30 per cent of gross gaming revenue, slots net of VAT (section 28). Sports bets pay a fee of 5 per cent of the stake (Fees Act, section 33 TP 17).
Capital
Vienna
Currency
EUR
Official languages
German

How to get a gambling licence in Austria

The regulator is the Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF).

We record 5 licence types for Austria.

For the Lottery concession, including electronic lotteries (section 14 GSpG), the application fee is €10,000 (as of 23 Sept 2026).

Applications
Closed at present
Local presence
A local company or establishment is required; a local director is required.
Financial guarantee
Security of at least 10 per cent of share capital for the lottery and casino concessions (sections 14(4) and 21(7)); 20 per cent of the minimum capital for Land slot machine licensees (section 5(2)).
Headline tax
45% GGR (see Taxation for the full position)

Licence fees in Austria

Licence typeApplication feeAnnual feeTerm
Lottery concession, including electronic lotteries (section 14 GSpG)Application fee 10,000 euros and grant fee 100,000 euros (section 59a); ongoing concession fee on stakes or, for online electronic lotteries, 45 per cent of gross gaming revenue (section 17).€10,000 (as of 23 Sept 2026)Not yet verifiedUp to 15 years; current term to 30 September 2027
Casino concession (section 21 GSpG)Application fee 10,000 euros and grant fee 100,000 euros (section 59a); casino levy of 30 per cent of gross gaming revenue (section 28).€10,000 (as of 23 Sept 2026)Not yet verifiedUp to 15 years; Casinos Austria concessions run to 31 December 2027 or 31 December 2030

Built from the record on this page, last verified 23 Sept 2026. The Licensing and Taxation sections carry the full detail and sources.

Licensing

Licence required
Yes
Application window
Closed
Local establishment required
Yes
Local server required
Not yet verified
Local director required
Yes
Licence cap
1
Bank guarantee or bond
Security of at least 10 per cent of share capital for the lottery and casino concessions (sections 14(4) and 21(7)); 20 per cent of the minimum capital for Land slot machine licensees (section 5(2)).
Notable licensees
Oesterreichische Lotterien GmbH (win2day), Casinos Austria AG, ADMIRAL Casinos & Entertainment AG, Excellent Entertainment AG, PA Entertainment & Automaten AG, AMATIC Entertainment AG, FAIR GAMES GmbH, PG Enterprise AG
Certification requirements
Slot machines, casino slots and VLTs must be connected to the Bundesrechenzentrum data centre, with source code or reference programs deposited with the Finanzamt Oesterreich in advance; the tax office may order technical checks or an independent expert report at any time (sections 2(3), 12a(4), 21(10)).
Barriers to entry
Online casino and poker are closed: only the single lottery concession may offer them, and no further concession may be granted while it runs (section 14(6)). A foreign concessionaire must set up an Austrian company unless it holds a comparable licence under comparable supervision, in which case a branch suffices (section 14(3)); at least one manager must live in Austria and one must speak German (section 31b(7)). Government bill 594 d.B. would open online licensing from 1 October 2027.

Licence types

  • Lottery concession, including electronic lotteries (section 14 GSpG)

    Scope
    Lotto, Toto, instant, class and number lotteries, Zahlenlotto, bingo, keno and electronic lotteries online and on video lottery terminals. Only one concession may exist at a time; held by Oesterreichische Lotterien GmbH.
    Term
    Up to 15 years; current term to 30 September 2027
    Application fee
    €10,000 as of 23 Sept 2026
    Fee basis
    Application fee 10,000 euros and grant fee 100,000 euros (section 59a); ongoing concession fee on stakes or, for online electronic lotteries, 45 per cent of gross gaming revenue (section 17).
    Renewal terms
    Awarded after a public call for applications; applicants need an EU or EEA seat, paid-up capital of at least 109 million euros and security of at least 10 per cent of capital (section 14(2) to (4)).

  • Casino concession (section 21 GSpG)

    Scope
    Table games and slot machines in a casino; at most 15 concessions. Casinos Austria AG runs twelve casinos.
    Term
    Up to 15 years; Casinos Austria concessions run to 31 December 2027 or 31 December 2030
    Application fee
    €10,000 as of 23 Sept 2026
    Fee basis
    Application fee 10,000 euros and grant fee 100,000 euros (section 59a); casino levy of 30 per cent of gross gaming revenue (section 28).
    Renewal terms
    Public call for applications; minimum paid-up capital 22 million euros and security of at least 10 per cent of capital (section 21(2) and (7)).

  • Land slot machine licence (section 5 GSpG and Land law)

    Scope
    Slot machines in halls of 10 to 50 machines or singly (up to three per site), at most three licences per Land. Held in Burgenland, Carinthia, Lower Austria, Upper Austria and Styria.
    Term
    Up to 15 years
    Fee basis
    Federal levy of 11 per cent of gross gaming revenue net of VAT plus Land surcharges (section 57(4)).
    Renewal terms
    Paid-up capital of at least 8,000 euros per machine and security of 20 per cent of the minimum capital (section 5(2)).

  • Land bookmaker, totalisator and betting intermediary licence

    Scope
    Sports betting under each Land betting act. Lower Austria licenses internet betting; Vienna licenses betting only together with an approved premises.
    Fee basis
    Federal betting fee of 5 per cent of the stake (Fees Act, section 33 TP 17).

  • Charitable lottery permit (section 36 GSpG)

    Scope
    Number lotteries, tombola, lucky dips and raffles by non-profit legal persons with an Austrian seat, granted by the Finanzamt Oesterreich.
    Fee basis
    Reduced gambling levy of 12 per cent of possible stakes, or 5 per cent where all net proceeds go to charitable purposes (section 58).

Taxation

Headline GGR tax
45% GGR
Effective date
1 Jul 2025
Turnover tax
5%
Player winnings tax
The BMF treats a lottery prize as not taxable in the winner's hands (FAQ on the gambling monopoly, house raffle example).
Withholding mechanism
Self-assessed monthly: concession fee and gambling levies are due on the 20th of the following month with a return to the Finanzamt Oesterreich (sections 17(5) and 59(3)), the casino levy on the 15th of the second following month (section 29), and the betting fee on the 20th of the following month (Fees Act, section 33 TP 17(3)). For unlicensed offers the operator, the organiser and any intermediary are jointly liable (section 59(2)).
Tax base
Online casino and other online electronic lotteries: 45 per cent of annual gross gaming revenue (stakes less winnings paid), as concession fee for the concessionaire (GSpG, section 17(3) no. 7) and as gambling levy for anyone else offering them to players in Austria (section 57(2)). Lotteries pay the concession fee on stakes: 18.5 per cent on the first 400 million euros of Lotto, Toto and additional game (Joker) stakes and 27.5 per cent above, 17.5 per cent on instant and number lotteries, 27.5 per cent on Zahlenlotto, bingo and keno, 2 per cent on the class lottery. Other games played from Austria pay a gambling levy of 17.5 per cent of stakes (section 57(1)). Casinos pay 30 per cent of gross gaming revenue, slots net of VAT (section 28). Sports bets pay a fee of 5 per cent of the stake (Fees Act, section 33 TP 17).

Scheduled changes

  • Bonus deduction capped at 5% of GGR from 1 Jan 2027
    Proposed

    Bonuses counted as stakes for levy purposes; online concessionaires may deduct bonuses actually granted up to 5% of gross gaming revenue (proposed section 57a)

  • 1 per mille of online GGR from 1 Jan 2028
    Proposed

    Player protection financing contribution of 1 per mille extended to the online concession fee base (proposed section 1(4))

Earmarked levies

  • Casino levy (Spielbankabgabe): 30% of annual gross gaming revenue, slots net of VAT (Federal state (Finanzamt Oesterreich))
  • Federal slot machine and VLT levy (Bundesautomaten- und VLT-Abgabe): 11% of annual gross gaming revenue net of VAT, plus Land surcharges (Federal state, with Land surcharges)
  • Levy on unlicensed slot machines and VLTs: 30% of annual gross gaming revenue net of VAT (Federal state (Finanzamt Oesterreich))
  • Player protection financing contribution: 1 per mille of the casino levy and Land slot levy bases (BMF Unit for Player Protection)
  • Levy on administrative cost contributions: 7.5% of the administrative cost contribution paid with lottery stakes (Federal state)
  • Sports funding: 120 million euros a year for 2027 and 2028 from the lottery concessionaire's levies (Federal sports funding (BSFG 2017))

Compliance

Minimum age
18+
National self-exclusion
Not yet verified
KYC timing
Casinos: at every entry. Full customer due diligence when cash is exchanged for chips, or stakes reach, 2,000 euros or more per visitor and day (section 31c(2) no. 4).
AML regime
Concessionaires must run a business-wide risk assessment and apply the Financial Markets Anti-Money Laundering Act (FM-GwG) as set out in section 31c GSpG, including reporting to the Financial Intelligence Unit and screening for politically exposed persons and high-risk third countries. The lottery concessionaire applies customer due diligence to lotteries and online electronic lotteries where its risk analysis shows more than low risk.
AML supervisor
Finanzamt Oesterreich, on a risk-based approach (sections 19(7) and (8), 31(5) and (6)); fines up to 22,000 euros, or up to 1 million euros or twice the benefit for serious breaches, and for legal persons up to 10 per cent of annual turnover (sections 52b and 52c).
Deposit limits
No statutory deposit limit for online play under current law; limits on win2day are set in game conditions approved by the Finanzamt Oesterreich and were lowered in 2023 for young adults. Government bill 594 d.B. would set cross-operator limits of 250 euros a week under 26 and 1,680 euros a month from 26, enforced through a central limit register.
Session limits
Slot halls: machine switches off after two hours of uninterrupted play. Single machines: at most three hours of play per player in 24 hours (section 5(5)).
Affordability checks
Where a casino has reasonable grounds to believe a player's frequency and intensity of play endangers their subsistence minimum, it must obtain an independent credit report and, where the danger is confirmed or the player refuses to cooperate, bar the player or limit visits; the casino is liable for resulting losses (section 25(3), as amended after VfGH G 259/2022).
Source of funds thresholds
Casinos: 2,000 euros or more per visitor and day in chip exchanges or stakes triggers full due diligence (section 31c(2) no. 4).
Central monitoring system
All legal slot machines and VLTs are connected online to the Bundesrechenzentrum data centre (sections 2(3), 12a(4), 21(10)); at the time of the BMF report 7,196 machines and VLTs at 427 sites were connected.
KYC requirements
Casinos must identify every visitor on entry under the Financial Markets Anti-Money Laundering Act (GSpG, section 31c(2) no. 1). Slot halls need an entry system that admits only adults, and single machines a numbered player card with name, date of birth and photograph (section 5(4)). Lower Austria allows terminal bets and bets above 100 euros only with a customer card issued against official photo ID (NOe Wettgesetz, section 13).
Stake limits
Slot halls: maximum stake 10 euros and maximum win 10,000 euros per game, each game at least one second. Single machines: 1 euro stake, 1,000 euro win, at least two seconds per game (section 5(5)). The pending bill would cut the hall maximum to 5 euros and extend stake limits to online slots.
Mandatory player messaging
Game descriptions for all slot machines and VLTs must be available to players in German at any time, and the theoretical return to player must be displayed on each machine (sections 5(4) and 12a(3)).
Reporting obligations
Concessionaires file audited annual accounts and group accounts with the Finanzamt Oesterreich within six months of year end (sections 19(4) and 31(3)) and report donations above 10,000 euros per recipient each year to the BMF (section 31b(1)).
Game content restrictions
Land slots: return to player between 85 and 95 per cent in halls and 82 and 92 per cent for single machines, no jackpots, no parallel games, no stake or win multipliers through side games, and no aggressive, violent, criminal, racist or pornographic content (section 5(4) and (5)). Betting in Vienna: no bets with under-18s, no bets on events involving the killing or injury of people or animals or demeaning people on grounds such as sex, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation or disability, and in-play bets only on part or final results (Wiener Wettengesetz, section 25).

Minimum age by vertical

  • Land-based (reference): 18+
  • Online sports betting: 18+

Advertising

Advertising permitted
Yes
Affiliate rules
Promoting or enabling participation in prohibited gambling, in particular by arranging participation or placing internet links commercially, is an administrative offence punishable by up to 22,000 euros (section 52(1) no. 6).
Sponsorship rules
BMF guidance applies the responsible standard to all mass advertising, sponsorship and other marketing by concessionaires, including free-play platforms linked to them.
Celebrity and influencer rules
BMF guidance advises against cartoon figures or celebrities known and popular among children and young people in gambling advertising.
Bonus advertising rules
BMF guidance: starting credits or incentive balances should not be presented as winnings when they cannot be paid out without conditions such as wagering requirements.
Penalties for breach
For concessionaires, the Finanzamt Oesterreich can order compliance under threat of a coercive penalty, bar managers and ultimately revoke the concession (sections 14(7) and 23). Advertising for unlicensed gambling is fined by the district authorities up to 22,000 euros (section 52(1) no. 9). The BMF may already set the responsible standard by regulation (section 56(3)); government bill 594 d.B. would make that power more specific and move the advertising rules to a new section 31d.

Restrictions

  • Concession and licence holders must keep to a responsible standard in their advertising; compliance is enforced only through supervision, not by competitors under the Unfair Competition Act (GSpG, section 56(1)).
  • Advertising prohibited gambling in Austria, or enabling such advertising, is an administrative offence punishable by up to 22,000 euros (section 52(1) no. 9).
  • Casinos in other EU or EEA states may advertise visits to their casinos abroad only with a permit from the Finanzamt Oesterreich, which can prohibit advertising that breaches the responsible standard (section 56(2)).
  • The lottery concessionaire must provide general media support for its games (section 17(7)).
  • BMF guidance on the responsible standard: advertising should not target minors or problem gamblers, should state return to player and odds where prizes are shown, point to help services, and not present gambling as a way to recover losses, earn a living or solve personal problems.

Payments

Credit card ban
Not yet verified
Crypto stance
Not yet verified
Payment blocking regime
No payment blocking power under current law. A credit institution that knowingly forwards a player's stake to an illegal operator in intentional direct cooperation with it commits an offence punishable by up to 22,000 euros (GSpG, section 52(1) no. 10). Government bill 594 d.B. would introduce payment blocking against unlicensed online operators from 1 January 2027.

Enforcement

ISP blocking
No
DNS blocking
Not yet verified
Payment blocking
No
App store takedowns
Not yet verified
Administrative penalties
Organising, offering or taking part as a business in prohibited gambling for players in Austria: up to 60,000 euros (GSpG, section 52(1) no. 1), and per machine or other device 1,000 to 10,000 euros where up to three are involved (3,000 to 30,000 euros on repetition), or 3,000 to 30,000 euros where more than three are involved (6,000 to 60,000 euros on repetition) (section 52(2)). Other breaches, including advertising and promoting illegal gambling: up to 22,000 euros. Coercive penalties up to 60,000 euros (section 52a), seizure, confiscation and business closure (sections 53 to 56a). Offences committed abroad count as committed where participation in Austria takes place (section 52(4)).
Criminal penalties
Section 168 of the Criminal Code: up to six months or up to 360 daily rates; where an act is also an offence under section 52 GSpG, only the administrative penalty applies (section 52(3)).
Operator liability
Cross-border supply is not allowed and falls under the monopoly. Unlicensed operators face administrative penalties, joint liability for the gambling levies with organisers and intermediaries (section 59), and civil claims: the Supreme Court treats contracts with unlicensed operators as void, so players recover their losses and operators may reclaim winnings paid out. The BMF put the number of harmed players at about 20,000 in August 2026.
Player liability
Taking part in electronic lotteries without an Austrian concession, with stakes paid from Austria, is punishable by up to 7,500 euros if intentional and up to 1,500 euros otherwise (GSpG, section 52(5)).

Notable actions

  • Illegal gambling venues and machines (Financial Police, 2020 to 2024)31 Dec 2024

    1,966 inspections, 1,140 penalty applications to the district authorities seeking fines of 58.95 million euros in total, and 3,494 gambling devices seized. The report states that six Laender are now practically free of visible illegal offers.

  • Online gambling operators (tax audits by the Finanzamt Oesterreich, 2020 to 2024)31 Dec 2024

    44 completed audits of online gambling produced additional tax assessments of about 198.5 million euros; 111 gambling audits in total produced about 269.8 million euros.

  • Gambling tax fraud (financial criminal proceedings, 2021 to 2024)31 Dec 2024

    38 court proceedings opened with an amount at issue of about 55.16 million euros; five concluded with fines totalling 1.4 million euros.

    Fine: €1,400,000 as of 31 Dec 2024

Market data

Figures on this record are drawn from official regulator data.

Online GGR
Not yet verified
Reporting year
2024
Licensed operators
1

Timeline

  1. 1 Jan 1990

    Gambling Act enters into force

  2. 16 Mar 2016

    Administrative Court confirms the monopoly complies with EU law, followed later in 2016 by the Constitutional and Supreme Courts

  3. 1 Jan 2021

    Supervision and concession awards pass from the BMF to the Finanzamt Oesterreich

  4. 14 Oct 2021

    CJEU upholds the Austrian penalty system in C-231/20, MT

  5. 14 Dec 2022

    Constitutional Court strikes down parts of the casino player protection rule (G 259/2022)

  6. 26 Jun 2024

    Supreme Court rules an unlicensed operator may reclaim winnings paid out (8 Ob 21/24g)

  7. 1 Apr 2025

    Betting fee rises from 2 to 5 per cent of the stake

  8. 1 Jul 2025

    Online electronic lotteries taxed at 45 per cent of gross gaming revenue

  9. 1 Jan 2026

    Levy on licensed Land slots and VLTs set at 11 per cent of gross gaming revenue

  10. 4 Aug 2026

    BMF notifies the draft reform to the European Commission, starting a three-month standstill

  11. 5 Aug 2026

    Government bill 594 d.B. received by the Nationalrat

  12. 14 Sept 2026

    Bill assigned to the Finance Committee

  13. 30 Sept 2027

    Current lottery concession term ends (to be extended to 31 December 2028 under the bill)

  14. 1 Oct 2027

    Proposed start of the first online gambling concessions

Outlook

The Finance Committee has yet to start on government bill 594 d.B., and the three-month standstill after the 4 August 2026 notification must end before the Nationalrat can adopt it. If it passes on the proposed timetable, unlicensed operators must leave the market by 31 December 2026 to stay eligible, the exclusion register, network blocking and payment blocking start on 1 January 2027, and the first online concessions can be granted from that date to run from 1 October 2027. The existing lottery concession and six casino concessions would be extended to 31 December 2028 while 13 casino concessions are prepared for tender. Casinos Austria's current concessions expire on 31 December 2027 and 31 December 2030.

Frequently asked questions

Is online casino legal in Austria?
Only through the single lottery concession held by Oesterreichische Lotterien, which offers online casino games on win2day. Any other online casino offer to players in Austria is prohibited gambling under the Gambling Act.
Who regulates gambling in Austria?
The Federal Ministry of Finance sets policy and owns the monopoly. Since 1 January 2021 the Finanzamt Oesterreich grants and supervises the federal concessions; district authorities impose penalties, the Financial Police inspects, and the Laender license slot halls and sports betting.
How is online gambling taxed?
Online electronic lotteries, which include online casino, pay 45 per cent of gross gaming revenue, whether as concession fee or as gambling levy for unlicensed operators serving Austria. Sports bets carry a fee of 5 per cent of the stake.
Who licenses sports betting?
The nine Laender, under their own betting acts, because sports betting is outside the federal monopoly. Lower Austria licenses internet betting; Vienna licenses betting only together with an approved premises.
When will Austria open its online market?
Government bill 594 d.B. would allow online concessions without a numerical cap from 1 January 2027, valid from 1 October 2027. It was assigned to the Finance Committee on 14 September 2026 and is not yet law.
Can players recover losses from unlicensed operators?
Yes. The Supreme Court treats contracts with unlicensed operators as void, so players can reclaim stakes lost, and operators may in turn reclaim winnings paid out. The state is not liable for failing to enforce the law.
How much does a gambling licence cost in Austria?
For the Lottery concession, including electronic lotteries (section 14 GSpG), the application fee is €10,000 (as of 23 Sept 2026). For the Casino concession (section 21 GSpG), the application fee is €10,000 (as of 23 Sept 2026). The Licensing section lists all 5 licence types recorded for Austria. Last verified 23 Sept 2026.

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Sources

Source tiers. Tier 1: the law, official gazette, licence register or regulator itself. Tier 2: other official sources such as ministries, parliaments, courts and statistics agencies. Only tier 1 and tier 2 sources can support a fact on their own.

  1. Gambling Act (Gluecksspielgesetz, GSpG), BGBl. Nr. 620/1989, consolidated text of all sections as last amended by BGBl. I Nr. 62/2026 (RIS open data)

    Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 30 Jul 2026
  2. Fees Act 1957 (Gebuehrengesetz), section 33, tariff item 17 (betting fee), version in force from 24 December 2025

    Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt (translated)

    The version in force from 1 April 2025 (BGBl. I Nr. 7/2025, NOR40268796) also sets 5 per cent; the version in force from 22 July 2023 to 31 March 2025 (NOR40254883) set 2 per cent.

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 24 Dec 2025
  3. Lower Austria Betting Act (NOe Wettgesetz), LGBl. Nr. 58/2020, consolidated text (RIS open data)

    Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  4. Vienna Betting Act (Wiener Wettengesetz), LGBl. Nr. 26/2016, consolidated text (RIS open data)

    Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS), Bundeskanzleramt (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  5. Regulation of Games of Chance

    Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  6. Gluecksspiel und Spielerschutz

    Bundesministerium fuer Finanzen (BMF) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  7. Gluecksspiel in Oesterreich (gambling in Austria, including the transfer of supervision to the Finanzamt Oesterreich)

    Bundesministerium fuer Finanzen (BMF) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  8. Konzessionaere und Ausspielbewilligte in Oesterreich (federal concessionaires and state slot machine licence holders)

    Bundesministerium fuer Finanzen (BMF) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  9. Gesetzliche Grundlagen Gluecksspiel (legal basis and supreme court rulings on the coherence of the monopoly)

    Bundesministerium fuer Finanzen (BMF) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  10. Haeufig gestellte Fragen zum Gluecksspielmonopol (FAQ on the gambling monopoly, including section 168 of the Criminal Code)

    Bundesministerium fuer Finanzen (BMF) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  11. Whistleblower-System for gambling and betting (BKMS reporting platform)

    Bundesministerium fuer Finanzen (BMF) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  12. Der verantwortungsvolle Massstab der Gluecksspielwerbung nach Paragraph 56 GSpG

    Bundesministerium fuer Finanzen (BMF) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  13. Gluecksspielgesetz: Auslegungen fuer die Praxis der Gluecksspielwerbung (BMF interpretation of the responsible advertising standard, March 2016)

    Bundesministerium fuer Finanzen (BMF) (translated)

    Tier 2Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 1 Mar 2016
  14. Gluecksspiel Bericht 2020-2024 (gambling report to Parliament, covering 2020 to 2024 and developments to September 2025)

    Bundesministerium fuer Finanzen (BMF) (translated)

    Tier 2Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 1 Sept 2025
  15. Finanzministerium setzt naechsten Schritt zu neuem Gluecksspielgesetz (draft notified to the European Commission)

    Bundesministerium fuer Finanzen (BMF) (translated)

    Tier 2Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 4 Aug 2026
  16. Government bill amending the Gambling Act and the Telecommunications Act 2021 (594 d.B., XXVIII. GP): procedure page

    Parlament Oesterreich (translated)

    The page header shows the label "Beschlossen", but the listed procedure ends with assignment to the Finance Committee on 14 September 2026 and states that committee deliberations have not started; the record treats the bill as pending.

    Tier 2Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  17. Government bill 594 d.B. (XXVIII. GP), text of the law (layout of 17 August 2026)

    Parlament Oesterreich (translated)

    Tier 2Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 17 Aug 2026
  18. Government bill 594 d.B. (XXVIII. GP), explanatory notes (Erlaeuterungen)

    Parlament Oesterreich (translated)

    Tier 2Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 17 Aug 2026
  19. Parlamentskorrespondenz Nr. 787: Neu im Finanzausschuss, Gluecksspielgesetz-Novelle

    Parlament Oesterreich (translated)

    Tier 2Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 12 Aug 2026

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