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Lithuania: gambling regulation and licensing

Republic of Lithuania

  • Online sports bettingRegulated
  • Online casinoRegulated
  • Online pokerRegulated
  • Online bingoRegulated
  • Lottery and iLotteryRegulated
  • Horse race bettingRegulated
  • Land-based (reference)Regulated
Regulator
Gaming Control Authority under the Ministry of Finance
Headline tax
22% GGR
Licence required
Yes
Last verified
23 Sept 2026

Summary

Lithuania licenses online gambling under the Gaming Law of 2001, which has allowed remote casino games, betting, totalisator and bingo since 1 January 2016. The Gaming Control Authority (Lošimų priežiūros tarnyba, LPT), an institution under the Ministry of Finance, licenses and supervises operators and is also their anti-money laundering supervisor. An online operator needs a remote gambling licence and a separate LPT permit naming its websites and platform; offering games without both makes it an illegal operator. Applicants must be Lithuanian companies, or branches of operators licensed in another EEA state or Switzerland, and pay a one-off licence tax of EUR 500,000. Lotteries, including online ticket sales, are licensed under a separate Lottery Law. Gambling revenue, meaning stakes less winnings paid, is taxed at 22% for casino games, betting, bingo and all remote gambling, up from 20% on 1 January 2025. Lotteries pay 18% of ticket sales. Tax is paid quarterly. The rules tightened sharply in 2025. Since 1 July 2025 gambling advertising has been banned apart from narrow exceptions, and the remaining betting brand spots and sponsorship notices end on 1 January 2028. Since 1 November 2025 the minimum age for all gambling, online included, has been 21, players must set deposit, stake and time limits before playing online, and advertising breaches carry fines of 3% to 5% of the previous year's revenue. The LPT blocks unlicensed sites and their payments with court permission; its list had 2,204 entries on 3 September 2026, the latest being Polymarket. Remote gambling made up about 78% of the EUR 153.6 million market in the first half of 2026.

Common pitfalls

The minimum age is 21 for every form of gambling, online included, since 1 November 2025; only lotteries remain at 18. A licence alone is not enough: remote gambling also needs an LPT permit that names the websites and platform. The 22% tax is on stakes less winnings, not turnover, and is paid quarterly. Payment service providers may process card payments for stakes and winnings only with operators on the LPT list of entitled entities. Bonuses, free play and promotional offers are prohibited as encouragement to gamble, not merely restricted. The betting advertising and sponsorship exceptions expire on 1 January 2028, and a gambling brand may not appear in a team, league or event name even now.

Key facts

Regulator
Gaming Control Authority under the Ministry of Finance (LPT)
Regulator type
Dedicated regulator
Headline tax
22% GGR
Licence required
Yes
Minimum age
21+
Tax base
Slot machines, table games, bingo, totalisator, betting and remote gambling: 22% of the amount received from players' stakes less winnings actually paid to players (Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax arts. 4(2) and 5(2)). Lotteries: 18% of the face value of lottery tickets distributed (arts. 4(1) and 5(1)). One-off taxes are also due on the issue of gambling licences (art. 5-1).
Capital
Vilnius
Currency
EUR
Official languages
Lithuanian

How to get a gambling licence in Lithuania

The regulator is the Gaming Control Authority under the Ministry of Finance (LPT).

We record 4 licence types for Lithuania.

For the Licence to organise remote gambling, the application fee is €500,000 (as of 1 Jan 2025).

Applications
Accepted on a rolling basis
Time to licence
Statutory deadlines: completeness check within 7 working days, agency opinions within 20 working days, then the licence or a reasoned refusal within 30 days of receiving all documents and opinions (Gaming Law art. 6). The remote gambling permit is decided within 30 calendar days and no more than 60 days in total (art. 21(6)).
Local presence
A local company or establishment is required; there is no local server requirement.
Financial guarantee
No bond. Paid-up share capital of at least EUR 1,158,000 for remote table games or category A machines, or EUR 289,000 for remote betting, totalisator, category B machines or bingo (EUR 144,000 for remote horse totalisator) (Gaming Law art. 13). Remote operators must also keep at least EUR 72,400 in government securities, bank accounts or cash solely for paying remote winnings and restore it within two days if drawn on (art. 20-8).
Headline tax
22% GGR (see Taxation for the full position)

Licence fees in Lithuania

Licence typeApplication feeAnnual feeTerm
Licence to organise remote gamblingOne-off tax on issue, paid before the licence is issued (Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax arts. 5-1(6) and 6(2)). A company taking all six licence types pays a single EUR 1,000,000.€500,000 (as of 1 Jan 2025)Not yet verifiedIndefinite (art. 6(9))
Land-based gambling licencesOne-off tax: EUR 300,000 each for table games with category A machines and for category B machines; EUR 100,000 each for bingo, totalisator and betting (Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax art. 5-1).€300,000 (as of 1 Jan 2025)Not yet verifiedLicence indefinite; venue permits 5 years, extendable (art. 24-1(1))

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
Rolling
Local establishment required
Yes
Local server required
No
Active licences
10 (as of 2 Sept 2025)
Typical time to licence
Statutory deadlines: completeness check within 7 working days, agency opinions within 20 working days, then the licence or a reasoned refusal within 30 days of receiving all documents and opinions (Gaming Law art. 6). The remote gambling permit is decided within 30 calendar days and no more than 60 days in total (art. 21(6)).
Bank guarantee or bond
No bond. Paid-up share capital of at least EUR 1,158,000 for remote table games or category A machines, or EUR 289,000 for remote betting, totalisator, category B machines or bingo (EUR 144,000 for remote horse totalisator) (Gaming Law art. 13). Remote operators must also keep at least EUR 72,400 in government securities, bank accounts or cash solely for paying remote winnings and restore it within two days if drawn on (art. 20-8).
Notable licensees
UAB Top Sport, UAB Lošimų strateginė grupė (Betsson), UAB Olympic Casino Group Baltija (Olympic Casino, Olybet), UAB Tete-a-tete kazino, UAB Baltic Bet (Optibet), UAB Unigames, UAB Party Casino, UAB VSGA (Casino Admiral), UAB Amber Gaming, UAB Nesė (Twinsbet)
Certification requirements
Every remote gambling device and platform needs a certificate from a conformity assessment body accredited under Regulation (EC) 765/2008 that has notified the LPT; the LPT may recognise bodies accredited outside the EEA. Devices and platforms are registered and marked with a special sign, and uncertified or unmarked ones may not be used (Gaming Law arts. 2(25) and 16(5) to (7)).
Barriers to entry
The operator must be a Lithuanian public or private limited company, or a Lithuanian branch of a company licensed in another EEA state or Switzerland (Gaming Law arts. 2(20) and 6(2)). All shares must be registered (art. 10(11)); the company may carry on no other business and may not found or hold shares in other companies or lend money (arts. 10(4), 10(14) and 14). The company, shareholders, controllers and managers must have an unblemished reputation, checked with the Financial Crime Investigation Service and the State Security Department, and shareholders must prove the source of the funds used for their shares (arts. 6 and 11). Tax arrears are a ground for refusal, and a company whose licence was revoked is barred for five years (art. 7-1). Changes of managers need prior LPT approval (art. 7-4).

Licence types

  • Licence to organise remote gambling

    Scope
    Remote table games, remote games on category A and B machines, remote betting, remote totalisator including horse totalisator, and remote bingo (Gaming Law arts. 5(1)(6) and 8-1)
    Term
    Indefinite (art. 6(9))
    Application fee
    €500,000 as of 1 Jan 2025
    Fee basis
    One-off tax on issue, paid before the licence is issued (Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax arts. 5-1(6) and 6(2)). A company taking all six licence types pays a single EUR 1,000,000.
    Renewal terms
    No renewal; the licence can be suspended after a warning and revoked (art. 7-2), and cannot be sold or transferred (art. 10(15)).
  • Permit to organise remote gambling

    Scope
    Names the internet addresses, telephone numbers, payment accounts, servers and certified platform used for remote gambling (arts. 20-1(3) and 21(4-1))
    Term
    Indefinite (art. 24-1(6))
    Fee basis
    Issued on payment of a state fee (art. 21(9)); the amount was not verified.
    Renewal terms
    Must be amended before changing the platform or remote gambling devices (art. 23(8)); lapses if remote gambling does not start within a year or the licence is revoked (art. 24).
  • Land-based gambling licences

    Scope
    Table games with category A machines, category B machines, bingo, totalisator, betting (art. 5(1)(1) to (5)), plus five-year venue permits
    Term
    Licence indefinite; venue permits 5 years, extendable (art. 24-1(1))
    Application fee
    €300,000 as of 1 Jan 2025
    Fee basis
    One-off tax: EUR 300,000 each for table games with category A machines and for category B machines; EUR 100,000 each for bingo, totalisator and betting (Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax art. 5-1).
    Renewal terms
    Venue permit extensions need renewed municipal council consent (art. 24-1(2) and (5)).
  • Large and small lottery licences

    Scope
    Draw, instant and sports lotteries, including ticket sales over the internet (Lottery Law arts. 3, 5 and 7)
    Term
    Indefinite (Lottery Law art. 11(10))

Taxation

Headline GGR tax
22% GGR
Effective date
1 Jan 2025
Withholding mechanism
The licensed company is the taxpayer (art. 2). The tax period is a calendar quarter (art. 3): the company calculates the tax, files the return with its local tax administrator and pays it by the 15th day of the first month of the following quarter (arts. 6(1) and 7(1)). All lottery and gambling tax goes to the state budget (art. 8).
Tax base
Slot machines, table games, bingo, totalisator, betting and remote gambling: 22% of the amount received from players' stakes less winnings actually paid to players (Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax arts. 4(2) and 5(2)). Lotteries: 18% of the face value of lottery tickets distributed (arts. 4(1) and 5(1)). One-off taxes are also due on the issue of gambling licences (art. 5-1).

Compliance

Minimum age
21+
KYC timing
Before play: identification and checks precede the remote gambling contract (art. 20-2(2)); additional identification for deposits, payouts or chip exchanges above EUR 1,000 (AML Law art. 9(9)).
AML regime
Gambling and lottery companies are obliged entities under the AML Law, which requires customer identification and registration for transactions above EUR 1,000, single or linked, and on entry to a casino (art. 9(9)), and a register of such persons, operations and transactions (art. 16(4)). Operators must train customer-facing staff in AML and responsible gambling at least once a year (Gaming Law art. 7-3(2)(3)).
AML supervisor
Gaming Control Authority (AML Law arts. 3 and 4(3)); the Financial Crime Investigation Service is also a responsible institution.
Deposit limits
Mandatory: before playing, the player must set daily, weekly and monthly deposit limits, and the operator must keep monthly limits within its responsible gambling control system. An increase takes effect after 48 hours, a weekly increase only from the next week and a monthly increase only from the next month (Gaming Law art. 10-4(3)(a)).
Session limits
Mandatory: the player sets a time limit per login; when it is reached play stops, and a changed limit applies only 48 hours after the last login (art. 10-4(3)(c)). Time played, total stakes and the running result must be shown throughout play (art. 10-4(4)).
Affordability checks
Operators must run a responsible gambling control system that monitors player behaviour and assesses problem gambling risk under LPT rules (art. 10-4(1)). When a player reaches a high risk level, the designated person must inform the player within 30 minutes and suspend play for 48 hours (art. 10-4(6)).
Source of funds thresholds
EUR 1,000 per deposit, payout or chip exchange, single or linked (AML Law art. 9(9)). The LPT fined three operators EUR 468,350 each in April and May 2026 for inadequate checks on a customer's source of funds.
Central monitoring system
Since 1 May 2026 the remote platform must be connected to LAKIS, the LPT control information system, and transmit player identity, login history, limits, responsible gambling analysis, rejected transactions and account balances at least every 30 days (arts. 15-1 and 16-1). A permit is refused if the LPT cannot connect remotely to the operator's devices and platform (art. 22(1)(6)). Not a real-time feed.
Data localisation
Remote gambling devices and the platform must be owned or lawfully held by the operator and installed and stored in Lithuania or another EEA state or Switzerland (Gaming Law arts. 2(24) and 16(5)). Platform data must be kept for eight years after the contract ends (art. 16(8)) and contracts for ten years (art. 20-3(9)).
KYC requirements
Players must conclude a remote gambling contract on the LPT form before playing; contracts are only with natural persons, not through a representative, and the operator must obtain identity data and check the age limit and any ban (Gaming Law arts. 20-2 and 20-3). Each player gets a single set of login credentials (art. 20-3(5)); contracts last one year unless agreed otherwise (art. 20-3(6)). The platform must hold the player's name, personal code and citizenship, copies of identity and source of funds and wealth documents, IP addresses and login history (art. 16(9)).
Stake limits
Mandatory: the player sets a maximum single stake and a maximum amount staked per period or per session, with the same 48-hour, next-week and next-month rules for increases (art. 10-4(3)(b)). No statutory maximum stake for remote games.
Mandatory player messaging
Websites and apps must carry messages that gambling can cause addiction, on where to get help and on the self-exclusion register (art. 10-4(2)), warnings that under-21s may not play (art. 10-1(1)), and, at contract, the operator's licence and permit details and its rules (art. 20-3(4)).
Reporting obligations
Quarterly tax returns (Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax art. 7). Audited annual financial statements to the LPT within four months of the year end, also published (Gaming Law art. 30). Platform data to LAKIS at least every 30 days (art. 16-1). Stakes and winnings above the AML threshold reported to the State Tax Inspectorate (art. 20(4)). Changes of controllers and managers notified within the deadlines in art. 7-4.
Game content restrictions
Only games listed in the law may be offered (art. 10(1)). Betting on outcomes decided by gaming machines, remote gambling devices, table games or dice, and on events created in real time for betting, is prohibited (art. 10-3). Players may not bet on events they take part in or can influence (art. 10-2). Minimum return to player of 90% for category A machines and 80% for category B (art. 16(2)).

Minimum age by vertical

  • Online casino: 21+
  • Online sports betting: 21+
  • Horse race betting: 21+
  • Online poker: 21+
  • Online bingo: 21+
  • Lottery and iLottery: 18+

Advertising

Advertising permitted
No
Watershed
Betting brand spots on television, radio and the internet are permitted only in the 06:00 to 18:00 window (at most three 15-second spots an hour) and the 18:00 to 24:00 window (at most two an hour), until 1 January 2028. No other gambling advertising is permitted at any hour.
Affiliate rules
No affiliate licensing or registration regime. The art. 10(9) prohibition and the art. 10(19) ban on encouraging participation apply to anyone who disseminates such information, not only to licensees.
Sponsorship rules
Until 1 January 2028 only betting companies may publicise their sponsorship of sports events, broadcasts, organisations and athletes, or of cultural and artistic events and organisations, showing only the sponsor's name or trade mark and the sponsored party's name, at the venue on boards, surfaces and kit, or in announcements that state the time and place of the event (art. 10(9-3)). The LPT holds that a gambling brand may not form part of a team, league or event name. Sponsor marks on kit worn by non-sponsored people, such as replica shirts, are exempt (art. 10(9-4)). From 1 January 2028 publicising any sponsorship by a gambling company is prohibited.
Celebrity and influencer rules
The LPT holds that gambling websites may not show images of publicly known people, including in kit bearing a gambling brand, or the emotions of winning players. Endorsement falls within the art. 10(19) ban on encouraging gambling.
Social media rules
The same prohibition applies online. The LPT reads the pop-up ban and the space limits for static betting ads as covering social networks, and treats newsletters sent by email or telephone that promote the offer as encouragement to gamble.
Bonus advertising rules
Bonuses, free or trial play, discounts, gifts and promotional campaigns are prohibited as encouragement to gamble (art. 10(19), in force since 1 July 2021), not merely restricted in how they are advertised.
Mandatory warnings
Permitted advertising must carry the informational messages in art. 10-4(2) under LPT rules (art. 10(9-2)). The LPT prescribes one of five warnings for betting advertising: "Dalyvavimas azartiniuose lošimuose gali sukelti priklausomybę", "Įsitraukimas į azartinius lošimus gali sukelti priklausomybę", "Dalyvaudamas azartiniuose lošimuose gali prarasti ne tik pinigus", "Neatsakingas lošimas gali pakenkti tavo ir tavo šeimos gerovei" or "Nesaikingas lošimas gali sukelti priklausomybę". In audiovisual advertising it is shown throughout in a black frame on a white background covering at least 15% of the advertisement and spoken at the end.
Penalties for breach
From 1 November 2025 the LPT fines a company 3% to 5% of the previous calendar year's gross gaming revenue for breaching the advertising, sponsorship, encouragement, age and self-exclusion rules, and 8% to 10% for a repeat within a year (Gaming Law art. 29-2(1) and (2)). From 1 July to 31 October 2025 the range was 0.1% to 1%, at least EUR 6,000 and at most EUR 25,000. Third parties such as venue managers can face administrative offence proceedings.

Restrictions

  • Gambling advertising is prohibited in Lithuania (Gaming Law art. 10(9), as in force from 1 July 2025). The exceptions are the company name or trade mark on its seat or venue building; name, trade mark and game types at the venue or on the website named in its rules; publications meant only for gambling businesses; and, until 1 January 2028, betting brand advertising.
  • Betting brand advertising means the name or trade mark of a betting company next to the word "lažybos" (betting). On television, radio and the internet it is limited to spots of no more than 15 seconds, at most three an hour between 06:00 and 18:00 and two an hour between 18:00 and 24:00. Online it may not appear in pop-ups, and static betting ads without a link may not exceed 20% of the advertising space from 06:00 to 18:00 or 10% from 18:00 to 24:00 (art. 10(9)(4)).
  • No additional written, visual or audio information may accompany permitted advertising (art. 10(9-1)), and it must carry a prescribed warning (art. 10(9-2)).
  • Any encouragement to gamble, in any form or by any means, is prohibited (art. 10(19)). The LPT treats special events, trial games, promotions, discounts and gifts to players as encouragement, as well as copy that highlights odds boosts, new games, reliability or fast payouts.
  • Remote gambling websites may show the approved rules and the game offer without additional promotional material; sports news, previews and tips blogs on gambling websites are not permitted.
  • The betting exceptions in art. 10(9)(4) and 10(19)(2) are repealed from 1 January 2028 (Law XIV-3132, arts. 3 and 4).

Payments

Credit card ban
No
Crypto stance
Not addressed
Permitted methods
Non-cash transfer from a payment account belonging to the player, Cash payout of remote winnings at the same operator's casino, hall or betting point, at the player's request
Payment blocking regime
After an investigation, and with permission from the Regional Administrative Court given within three working days, the LPT orders payment service providers to stop all payment operations with an illegal remote operator within one working day (Gaming Law art. 20-7(1) and (2)). Payment service providers may process card-initiated payments for stakes and winnings only with entities on the LPT list of those entitled to offer remote gambling, which gives their accounts and merchant identification numbers (art. 20-7(4) and (5)).
Withdrawal timeframe rules
Remote winnings are credited to the player's gambling account or, at the player's request, to the player's own payment account, and must go to the same account from which the stake was paid (Gaming Law art. 20-5(2) and (4)). No statutory payout deadline for remote winnings was found; in venues winnings up to EUR 30,000 are paid at once and larger ones within 24 hours (art. 19(1)).
Currency restrictions
Stakes may be paid only by non-cash transfer from the player's own payment account into the operator's payment account, with one gambling account per player (art. 20-5(1)). The ban on card payments applies to gambling venues and expressly not to remote gambling (art. 10(5)).

Enforcement

ISP blocking
Yes
DNS blocking
Yes
Payment blocking
Yes
App store takedowns
Not yet verified
Blocklist size
2,204 (as of 3 Sept 2026)
Administrative penalties
Company fines under Gaming Law art. 29-2: 3% to 5% of the previous year's gross gaming revenue for breaches of the advertising, encouragement, age, self-exclusion, responsible gambling, reputation, capital and reserve rules (8% to 10% on repetition within a year); 2% to 4% for most other breaches of the law (6% to 8% on repetition). Warning, suspension and revocation of the licence (arts. 7-2 and 29-1). Individuals: EUR 1,500 to 4,300 for breaching gambling organisation rules, EUR 4,200 to 6,000 on repetition, with confiscation (Code of Administrative Offences art. 134(8) to (10)). AML breaches are fined separately under the AML Law.
Operator liability
An operator without both a licence and a permit is an illegal gambling operator (Gaming Law art. 2(23)). With court permission the LPT orders payment blocking and removal or disabling of access to the website under art. 98 of the Law on Electronic Communications, and lists the operator, its domains and contacts on its website until the breach ends (art. 20-7). Blocked visitors are redirected to an LPT notice page.
Player liability
The Gaming Law's sanctions are aimed at operators; no fine on players for using an unlicensed remote site was found. Gambling for money in public places not designated for it is an administrative offence fined EUR 60 to 140 (Code of Administrative Offences art. 490).

Notable actions

  • Adventure One QSS, Inc. (polymarket.com)2 Sept 2026

    Prediction market site added to the list of illegal gambling operators and blocked, after a Regional Administrative Court ruling of 24 August 2026

  • UAB Olympic Casino Group Baltija (Olympic Casino, Olybet)7 May 2026

    Fined for inadequately checking a customer's source of funds

    Fine: €468,350 as of 7 May 2026

  • UAB Baltic Bet (Optibet)16 Apr 2026

    Fined for inadequately checking a customer's source of funds

    Fine: €468,350 as of 16 Apr 2026

  • UAB VSGA (Casino Admiral)2 Apr 2026

    Fined for inadequately checking a customer's source of funds

    Fine: €468,350 as of 2 Apr 2026

  • UAB Baltic Bet (Optibet)29 Jan 2026

    Fined under the AML Law for inadequate prevention of suspicious transactions

    Fine: €330,600 as of 29 Jan 2026

  • UAB Tete-a-tete kazino18 Dec 2025

    Fined about EUR 341 thousand for improperly checking a customer's source of funds

  • UAB Olympic Casino Group Baltija (Olybet)11 Dec 2025

    Olybet branding in the Vilnius fan zone during the European basketball championship found to breach the advertising rules

Market data

Figures on this record are drawn from official regulator data.

Online GGR
€119,900,000 as of 30 Jun 2026
Reporting year
2026
Year-on-year growth
24.8%
Online share of gambling
78%
Licensed operators
10

GGR by vertical

  • Online casino: €98,400,000 as of 30 Jun 2026
  • Land-based (reference): €33,700,000 as of 30 Jun 2026

Timeline

  1. 1 Jul 2001

    Gaming Law No IX-325 in force

  2. 1 Jan 2016

    Remote gambling becomes licensable under Law XII-1734

  3. 15 Jan 2016

    First court permission to block an unlicensed operator (Unibet domains)

  4. 1 May 2017

    Self-exclusion register opens

  5. 1 Jul 2021

    Ban on encouraging gambling, including bonuses, takes effect

  6. 1 Jul 2022

    Separate remote gambling licence and municipal consent for venues introduced

  7. 20 Oct 2023

    Illegal operator list reaches 1,417 domain names

  8. 1 Jan 2025

    Gambling tax rises from 20% to 22%

  9. 1 Jul 2025

    General gambling advertising ban with narrow betting exceptions takes effect

  10. 1 Nov 2025

    Minimum age 21 for all gambling; mandatory player limits; higher fines

  11. 1 May 2026

    Remote platforms must connect to the LPT system LAKIS

  12. 2 Sept 2026

    Polymarket added to the illegal operator list and blocked

  13. 1 Jan 2027

    Law XV-517 on the self-exclusion and gaming device registers takes effect

  14. 1 Jan 2028

    Betting advertising and sponsorship exceptions end

Outlook

Law XV-517 takes effect on 1 January 2027, giving the self-exclusion register and the gaming device register a statutory basis, letting players self-exclude through the register's information system and removing the State Security Department opinion from licence vetting. Permits for slot halls in cinemas, stations and ports and for betting points in post offices expire on 1 July 2027. The betting advertising and sponsorship exceptions end on 1 January 2028, after which no gambling sponsorship may be publicised. The LPT has been meeting the Bank of Lithuania and the Ministry of Finance on the effectiveness of payment blocking, and first-half 2026 data show remote revenue up about a quarter on a year earlier while land-based revenue fell 5%.

Frequently asked questions

Who regulates gambling in Lithuania?
The Gaming Control Authority (Lošimų priežiūros tarnyba, LPT), an institution under the Ministry of Finance. It licenses operators and lotteries, issues remote gambling permits, supervises operators including for anti-money laundering, runs the self-exclusion register, and blocks unlicensed sites with court permission.
What does an online operator need?
A licence to organise remote gambling and a separate LPT permit naming its websites, payment accounts, servers and certified platform. The licence carries a one-off tax of EUR 500,000, and the company needs paid-up capital of EUR 289,000 for betting or bingo, or EUR 1,158,000 for casino games. It must be a Lithuanian company or the branch of an operator licensed in another EEA state or Switzerland.
What is the gambling tax rate?
22% of stakes less winnings paid, for casino games, betting, bingo and remote gambling, since 1 January 2025 (20% before). Lotteries pay 18% of ticket sales. The tax is paid quarterly, by the 15th day of the month after each quarter ends.
What is the minimum gambling age?
21 for all gambling, online included, since 1 November 2025. Before that it was 18 except for casino games. Lotteries remain at 18.
Can gambling be advertised?
Largely no. Since 1 July 2025 only the name or trade mark at venues and on the operator's own site, trade publications, and limited betting brand spots and betting sponsorship notices are allowed, and the betting exceptions end on 1 January 2028. Bonuses and other promotions are banned. Breaches cost 3% to 5% of the previous year's revenue.
What happens to unlicensed operators?
With court permission the LPT orders payment blocking and website blocking and lists the operator publicly. The list had 2,204 entries on 3 September 2026; Polymarket was added on 2 September 2026.
How much does a gambling licence cost in Lithuania?
For the Licence to organise remote gambling, the application fee is €500,000 (as of 1 Jan 2025). For the Land-based gambling licences, the application fee is €300,000 (as of 1 Jan 2025). The Licensing section lists all 4 licence types recorded for Lithuania. Last verified 23 Sept 2026.
Is online gambling legal in Lithuania?
Online casino and online sports betting are both legal for licensed operators in Lithuania. The status of every vertical is at the top of this page. Last verified 23 Sept 2026.
How long does it take to get a gambling licence in Lithuania?
Statutory deadlines: completeness check within 7 working days, agency opinions within 20 working days, then the licence or a reasoned refusal within 30 days of receiving all documents and opinions (Gaming Law art. 6). The remote gambling permit is decided within 30 calendar days and no more than 60 days in total (art. 21(6)). Last verified 23 Sept 2026.

Events in Lithuania

No upcoming events in Lithuania are listed yet. See the full events calendar.

Past events

Glossary and directory

iGT coverage of Lithuania

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Prediction Markets

Czechia Adds Kalshi to Its Gambling Blocklist, 11 Weeks After Polymarket

The Ministry of Finance has listed kalshi.com as a site offering prohibited gambling, and internet providers must block it by 15 October. The order covers the website only, but it puts the largest US prediction market on the same footing in Czechia as an unlicensed online casino.

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Prediction Markets

South Korea Sends 18 Polymarket Traders to Prosecutors Over KRW 17.6bn of Bets

Police data supplied to a National Assembly member show the Gangwon provincial cyber unit has booked 26 users of the blocked platform for gambling under Article 246 of the Criminal Act and referred 18 of them for prosecution. One trader alone put about KRW 5.7bn through the site. The defendants say a yes-or-no contract settled on a blockchain is a derivative, not a bet, and the courts have not yet been asked.

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Prediction Markets

Lithuania Blocks Polymarket After Its Regulator Placed Sports Bets on the Site

The Gaming Supervisory Authority opened an account, funded it and bet on sports results, then took the evidence to the Vilnius Regional Administrative Court. Internet providers must block the site and payment firms must stop dealing with Adventure One QSS. It is the first prediction market Lithuania has treated as an unlicensed bookmaker, and the 2,204th site it has blocked.

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. Gaming Law No IX-325 of 17 May 2001 (Azartinių lošimų įstatymas), consolidated text in force 30 June to 31 December 2026

    Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Register of Legal Acts (e-seimas) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  2. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  3. Gaming Law No IX-325, consolidated text in force 1 May to 30 June 2025 (before the 2025 advertising and age reforms)

    Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Register of Legal Acts (e-seimas) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  4. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 19 Nov 2024
  5. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 22 Nov 2024
  6. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  7. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  8. Law No IX-326 on Lottery and Gambling Tax: list of consolidated editions and amending laws

    Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Register of Legal Acts (e-seimas) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  9. Law No IX-326 on Lottery and Gambling Tax, consolidated text in force 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2024

    Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Register of Legal Acts (e-seimas) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  10. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 5 Jul 2024
  11. Lottery Law No IX-1661 (Loterijų įstatymas), consolidated text in force from 1 May 2025

    Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania, Register of Legal Acts (e-seimas) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  12. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  13. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  14. List of illegal gambling operators No NLV-20 of 3 September 2026, as amended by LPT order DIE-314 of 2 September 2026

    Gaming Control Authority under the Ministry of Finance (Lošimų priežiūros tarnyba) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 3 Sept 2026
  15. LPT news feed: enforcement, market and blocking notices, December 2025 to September 2026

    Gaming Control Authority under the Ministry of Finance (Lošimų priežiūros tarnyba) (translated)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  16. LPT English news feed (advertising requirements from 1 July 2025; municipal consent for venues from 1 July 2022; 2021 bonus ban)

    Gaming Control Authority under the Ministry of Finance (Lošimų priežiūros tarnyba)

    Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026
  17. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 30 Jun 2025
  18. Tier 1Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 20 Oct 2023
  19. Tier 2Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 14 Aug 2026
  20. Tier 2Accessed 23 Sept 2026Published 19 Aug 2025

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