Reference
Regulatory Map changelog
Every editorial change to the jurisdiction dataset, dated and attributed. When a tax rate, a licence rule or a market status changes, it is recorded here.
3,884 changes, newest first. Page 18 of 39.
editorial changed from absent to populated
Built from a stub against the Penal Code 2017 (art. 141), Presidential Edict 001/PO of 7 May 2025 on casino lump-sum tax, the amended Income Tax Law No. 88/NA of 2025, PM Decision 70/PM of 2008 and MoF Instruction 1332/MOF of 2009 on lottery, the amended AML/CFT Law No. 64/NA and Decree 555/GOV, all from the Lao Official Gazette, plus Lao News Agency enforcement reports, 2026-09-23. Regulator, status matrix, licensing, taxation, compliance, payments, enforcement and editorial added.
sources changed from absent to populated
Built from a stub against the Penal Code 2017 (art. 141), Presidential Edict 001/PO of 7 May 2025 on casino lump-sum tax, the amended Income Tax Law No. 88/NA of 2025, PM Decision 70/PM of 2008 and MoF Instruction 1332/MOF of 2009 on lottery, the amended AML/CFT Law No. 64/NA and Decree 555/GOV, all from the Lao Official Gazette, plus Lao News Agency enforcement reports, 2026-09-23. Regulator, status matrix, licensing, taxation, compliance, payments, enforcement and editorial added.
regulator.website, licenceRegisterUrl, blocklistUrl, secondaryAuthorities, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23: the Gambling and Lotteries Law as in force from 1 April 2026 and its amending law of 3 December 2025, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Fee and Tax, Cabinet Regulation No 67, the AML Law, and State Revenue Service licensee, blocking, self-exclusion, tax and market statistics pages. Trade-press source replaced; unsupported .lv domain requirement removed; online tax base defined (15% of stakes less winnings for all remote gambling, including betting); licensing fees, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and the pending age-21 bill added; advertising corrected for the April 2026 sports sponsorship exception.
statusMatrix changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23: the Gambling and Lotteries Law as in force from 1 April 2026 and its amending law of 3 December 2025, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Fee and Tax, Cabinet Regulation No 67, the AML Law, and State Revenue Service licensee, blocking, self-exclusion, tax and market statistics pages. Trade-press source replaced; unsupported .lv domain requirement removed; online tax base defined (15% of stakes less winnings for all remote gambling, including betting); licensing fees, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and the pending age-21 bill added; advertising corrected for the April 2026 sports sponsorship exception.
legalFramework.primaryStatutes, secondaryInstruments, keyAmendments, pendingLegislation changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23: the Gambling and Lotteries Law as in force from 1 April 2026 and its amending law of 3 December 2025, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Fee and Tax, Cabinet Regulation No 67, the AML Law, and State Revenue Service licensee, blocking, self-exclusion, tax and market statistics pages. Trade-press source replaced; unsupported .lv domain requirement removed; online tax base defined (15% of stakes less winnings for all remote gambling, including betting); licensing fees, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and the pending age-21 bill added; advertising corrected for the April 2026 sports sponsorship exception.
licensing changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23: the Gambling and Lotteries Law as in force from 1 April 2026 and its amending law of 3 December 2025, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Fee and Tax, Cabinet Regulation No 67, the AML Law, and State Revenue Service licensee, blocking, self-exclusion, tax and market statistics pages. Trade-press source replaced; unsupported .lv domain requirement removed; online tax base defined (15% of stakes less winnings for all remote gambling, including betting); licensing fees, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and the pending age-21 bill added; advertising corrected for the April 2026 sports sponsorship exception.
taxation.taxBase, earmarkedLevies, playerWinningsTax, withholdingMechanism, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23: the Gambling and Lotteries Law as in force from 1 April 2026 and its amending law of 3 December 2025, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Fee and Tax, Cabinet Regulation No 67, the AML Law, and State Revenue Service licensee, blocking, self-exclusion, tax and market statistics pages. Trade-press source replaced; unsupported .lv domain requirement removed; online tax base defined (15% of stakes less winnings for all remote gambling, including betting); licensing fees, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and the pending age-21 bill added; advertising corrected for the April 2026 sports sponsorship exception.
compliance changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23: the Gambling and Lotteries Law as in force from 1 April 2026 and its amending law of 3 December 2025, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Fee and Tax, Cabinet Regulation No 67, the AML Law, and State Revenue Service licensee, blocking, self-exclusion, tax and market statistics pages. Trade-press source replaced; unsupported .lv domain requirement removed; online tax base defined (15% of stakes less winnings for all remote gambling, including betting); licensing fees, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and the pending age-21 bill added; advertising corrected for the April 2026 sports sponsorship exception.
advertising changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23: the Gambling and Lotteries Law as in force from 1 April 2026 and its amending law of 3 December 2025, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Fee and Tax, Cabinet Regulation No 67, the AML Law, and State Revenue Service licensee, blocking, self-exclusion, tax and market statistics pages. Trade-press source replaced; unsupported .lv domain requirement removed; online tax base defined (15% of stakes less winnings for all remote gambling, including betting); licensing fees, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and the pending age-21 bill added; advertising corrected for the April 2026 sports sponsorship exception.
payments changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23: the Gambling and Lotteries Law as in force from 1 April 2026 and its amending law of 3 December 2025, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Fee and Tax, Cabinet Regulation No 67, the AML Law, and State Revenue Service licensee, blocking, self-exclusion, tax and market statistics pages. Trade-press source replaced; unsupported .lv domain requirement removed; online tax base defined (15% of stakes less winnings for all remote gambling, including betting); licensing fees, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and the pending age-21 bill added; advertising corrected for the April 2026 sports sponsorship exception.
enforcement changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23: the Gambling and Lotteries Law as in force from 1 April 2026 and its amending law of 3 December 2025, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Fee and Tax, Cabinet Regulation No 67, the AML Law, and State Revenue Service licensee, blocking, self-exclusion, tax and market statistics pages. Trade-press source replaced; unsupported .lv domain requirement removed; online tax base defined (15% of stakes less winnings for all remote gambling, including betting); licensing fees, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and the pending age-21 bill added; advertising corrected for the April 2026 sports sponsorship exception.
marketData changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23: the Gambling and Lotteries Law as in force from 1 April 2026 and its amending law of 3 December 2025, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Fee and Tax, Cabinet Regulation No 67, the AML Law, and State Revenue Service licensee, blocking, self-exclusion, tax and market statistics pages. Trade-press source replaced; unsupported .lv domain requirement removed; online tax base defined (15% of stakes less winnings for all remote gambling, including betting); licensing fees, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and the pending age-21 bill added; advertising corrected for the April 2026 sports sponsorship exception.
editorial.summary, outlook, timeline, commonPitfalls, faq changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23: the Gambling and Lotteries Law as in force from 1 April 2026 and its amending law of 3 December 2025, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Fee and Tax, Cabinet Regulation No 67, the AML Law, and State Revenue Service licensee, blocking, self-exclusion, tax and market statistics pages. Trade-press source replaced; unsupported .lv domain requirement removed; online tax base defined (15% of stakes less winnings for all remote gambling, including betting); licensing fees, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and the pending age-21 bill added; advertising corrected for the April 2026 sports sponsorship exception.
sources changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23: the Gambling and Lotteries Law as in force from 1 April 2026 and its amending law of 3 December 2025, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Fee and Tax, Cabinet Regulation No 67, the AML Law, and State Revenue Service licensee, blocking, self-exclusion, tax and market statistics pages. Trade-press source replaced; unsupported .lv domain requirement removed; online tax base defined (15% of stakes less winnings for all remote gambling, including betting); licensing fees, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and the pending age-21 bill added; advertising corrected for the April 2026 sports sponsorship exception.
regulator changed from absent to populated
New record, researched from primary sources on 2026-09-23 and read in Arabic: the Gambling Law of 4 August 1954, Law 417/1995, Decree 6919/1995, Penal Code arts. 632 to 634, Legislative Decree 142/1959, AML Law 44/2015, Court of Audit Opinion 32/2023, Parliament records of June 2025, Ministry of Finance fiscal data for 2025 and ISF statements of 2026. Casino and online gambling recorded as a Casino du Liban monopoly whose online extension the Court of Audit found lacks a statutory basis; lottery recorded as a Ministry of Finance monopoly.
statusMatrix changed from absent to populated
New record, researched from primary sources on 2026-09-23 and read in Arabic: the Gambling Law of 4 August 1954, Law 417/1995, Decree 6919/1995, Penal Code arts. 632 to 634, Legislative Decree 142/1959, AML Law 44/2015, Court of Audit Opinion 32/2023, Parliament records of June 2025, Ministry of Finance fiscal data for 2025 and ISF statements of 2026. Casino and online gambling recorded as a Casino du Liban monopoly whose online extension the Court of Audit found lacks a statutory basis; lottery recorded as a Ministry of Finance monopoly.
legalFramework changed from absent to populated
New record, researched from primary sources on 2026-09-23 and read in Arabic: the Gambling Law of 4 August 1954, Law 417/1995, Decree 6919/1995, Penal Code arts. 632 to 634, Legislative Decree 142/1959, AML Law 44/2015, Court of Audit Opinion 32/2023, Parliament records of June 2025, Ministry of Finance fiscal data for 2025 and ISF statements of 2026. Casino and online gambling recorded as a Casino du Liban monopoly whose online extension the Court of Audit found lacks a statutory basis; lottery recorded as a Ministry of Finance monopoly.
licensing changed from absent to populated
New record, researched from primary sources on 2026-09-23 and read in Arabic: the Gambling Law of 4 August 1954, Law 417/1995, Decree 6919/1995, Penal Code arts. 632 to 634, Legislative Decree 142/1959, AML Law 44/2015, Court of Audit Opinion 32/2023, Parliament records of June 2025, Ministry of Finance fiscal data for 2025 and ISF statements of 2026. Casino and online gambling recorded as a Casino du Liban monopoly whose online extension the Court of Audit found lacks a statutory basis; lottery recorded as a Ministry of Finance monopoly.
taxation changed from absent to populated
New record, researched from primary sources on 2026-09-23 and read in Arabic: the Gambling Law of 4 August 1954, Law 417/1995, Decree 6919/1995, Penal Code arts. 632 to 634, Legislative Decree 142/1959, AML Law 44/2015, Court of Audit Opinion 32/2023, Parliament records of June 2025, Ministry of Finance fiscal data for 2025 and ISF statements of 2026. Casino and online gambling recorded as a Casino du Liban monopoly whose online extension the Court of Audit found lacks a statutory basis; lottery recorded as a Ministry of Finance monopoly.
compliance changed from absent to populated
New record, researched from primary sources on 2026-09-23 and read in Arabic: the Gambling Law of 4 August 1954, Law 417/1995, Decree 6919/1995, Penal Code arts. 632 to 634, Legislative Decree 142/1959, AML Law 44/2015, Court of Audit Opinion 32/2023, Parliament records of June 2025, Ministry of Finance fiscal data for 2025 and ISF statements of 2026. Casino and online gambling recorded as a Casino du Liban monopoly whose online extension the Court of Audit found lacks a statutory basis; lottery recorded as a Ministry of Finance monopoly.
payments changed from absent to populated
New record, researched from primary sources on 2026-09-23 and read in Arabic: the Gambling Law of 4 August 1954, Law 417/1995, Decree 6919/1995, Penal Code arts. 632 to 634, Legislative Decree 142/1959, AML Law 44/2015, Court of Audit Opinion 32/2023, Parliament records of June 2025, Ministry of Finance fiscal data for 2025 and ISF statements of 2026. Casino and online gambling recorded as a Casino du Liban monopoly whose online extension the Court of Audit found lacks a statutory basis; lottery recorded as a Ministry of Finance monopoly.
enforcement changed from absent to populated
New record, researched from primary sources on 2026-09-23 and read in Arabic: the Gambling Law of 4 August 1954, Law 417/1995, Decree 6919/1995, Penal Code arts. 632 to 634, Legislative Decree 142/1959, AML Law 44/2015, Court of Audit Opinion 32/2023, Parliament records of June 2025, Ministry of Finance fiscal data for 2025 and ISF statements of 2026. Casino and online gambling recorded as a Casino du Liban monopoly whose online extension the Court of Audit found lacks a statutory basis; lottery recorded as a Ministry of Finance monopoly.
editorial changed from absent to populated
New record, researched from primary sources on 2026-09-23 and read in Arabic: the Gambling Law of 4 August 1954, Law 417/1995, Decree 6919/1995, Penal Code arts. 632 to 634, Legislative Decree 142/1959, AML Law 44/2015, Court of Audit Opinion 32/2023, Parliament records of June 2025, Ministry of Finance fiscal data for 2025 and ISF statements of 2026. Casino and online gambling recorded as a Casino du Liban monopoly whose online extension the Court of Audit found lacks a statutory basis; lottery recorded as a Ministry of Finance monopoly.
sources changed from absent to populated
New record, researched from primary sources on 2026-09-23 and read in Arabic: the Gambling Law of 4 August 1954, Law 417/1995, Decree 6919/1995, Penal Code arts. 632 to 634, Legislative Decree 142/1959, AML Law 44/2015, Court of Audit Opinion 32/2023, Parliament records of June 2025, Ministry of Finance fiscal data for 2025 and ISF statements of 2026. Casino and online gambling recorded as a Casino du Liban monopoly whose online extension the Court of Audit found lacks a statutory basis; lottery recorded as a Ministry of Finance monopoly.
regulator.name, reportsTo, secondaryAuthorities, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from the Geldspielgesetz and its five ordinances on Lilex, the 2022 treaty with Switzerland on excluded players, Government press releases and reports to the Landtag (BuA 3/2010 and 108/2022), two Landtag questions of September 2025 and the Government report for 2024, read in German, 2026-09-23. Corrected the regulator: since October 2016 the Amt für Volkswirtschaft grants casino permits and the Government grants only online concessions and lottery and betting permits. The online moratorium to the end of 2028 now rests on the Government decision of December 2023; added the casino levy, the Swisslos arrangement, market data, penalties and a dated timeline.
statusMatrix changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from the Geldspielgesetz and its five ordinances on Lilex, the 2022 treaty with Switzerland on excluded players, Government press releases and reports to the Landtag (BuA 3/2010 and 108/2022), two Landtag questions of September 2025 and the Government report for 2024, read in German, 2026-09-23. Corrected the regulator: since October 2016 the Amt für Volkswirtschaft grants casino permits and the Government grants only online concessions and lottery and betting permits. The online moratorium to the end of 2028 now rests on the Government decision of December 2023; added the casino levy, the Swisslos arrangement, market data, penalties and a dated timeline.
legalFramework.primaryStatutes, secondaryInstruments, keyAmendments, pendingLegislation, caseLaw changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from the Geldspielgesetz and its five ordinances on Lilex, the 2022 treaty with Switzerland on excluded players, Government press releases and reports to the Landtag (BuA 3/2010 and 108/2022), two Landtag questions of September 2025 and the Government report for 2024, read in German, 2026-09-23. Corrected the regulator: since October 2016 the Amt für Volkswirtschaft grants casino permits and the Government grants only online concessions and lottery and betting permits. The online moratorium to the end of 2028 now rests on the Government decision of December 2023; added the casino levy, the Swisslos arrangement, market data, penalties and a dated timeline.
licensing changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from the Geldspielgesetz and its five ordinances on Lilex, the 2022 treaty with Switzerland on excluded players, Government press releases and reports to the Landtag (BuA 3/2010 and 108/2022), two Landtag questions of September 2025 and the Government report for 2024, read in German, 2026-09-23. Corrected the regulator: since October 2016 the Amt für Volkswirtschaft grants casino permits and the Government grants only online concessions and lottery and betting permits. The online moratorium to the end of 2028 now rests on the Government decision of December 2023; added the casino levy, the Swisslos arrangement, market data, penalties and a dated timeline.
taxation changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from the Geldspielgesetz and its five ordinances on Lilex, the 2022 treaty with Switzerland on excluded players, Government press releases and reports to the Landtag (BuA 3/2010 and 108/2022), two Landtag questions of September 2025 and the Government report for 2024, read in German, 2026-09-23. Corrected the regulator: since October 2016 the Amt für Volkswirtschaft grants casino permits and the Government grants only online concessions and lottery and betting permits. The online moratorium to the end of 2028 now rests on the Government decision of December 2023; added the casino levy, the Swisslos arrangement, market data, penalties and a dated timeline.
compliance changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from the Geldspielgesetz and its five ordinances on Lilex, the 2022 treaty with Switzerland on excluded players, Government press releases and reports to the Landtag (BuA 3/2010 and 108/2022), two Landtag questions of September 2025 and the Government report for 2024, read in German, 2026-09-23. Corrected the regulator: since October 2016 the Amt für Volkswirtschaft grants casino permits and the Government grants only online concessions and lottery and betting permits. The online moratorium to the end of 2028 now rests on the Government decision of December 2023; added the casino levy, the Swisslos arrangement, market data, penalties and a dated timeline.
advertising.advertisingPermitted, restrictions, affiliateRules, bonusAdvertisingRules, penaltiesForBreach, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from the Geldspielgesetz and its five ordinances on Lilex, the 2022 treaty with Switzerland on excluded players, Government press releases and reports to the Landtag (BuA 3/2010 and 108/2022), two Landtag questions of September 2025 and the Government report for 2024, read in German, 2026-09-23. Corrected the regulator: since October 2016 the Amt für Volkswirtschaft grants casino permits and the Government grants only online concessions and lottery and betting permits. The online moratorium to the end of 2028 now rests on the Government decision of December 2023; added the casino levy, the Swisslos arrangement, market data, penalties and a dated timeline.
payments changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from the Geldspielgesetz and its five ordinances on Lilex, the 2022 treaty with Switzerland on excluded players, Government press releases and reports to the Landtag (BuA 3/2010 and 108/2022), two Landtag questions of September 2025 and the Government report for 2024, read in German, 2026-09-23. Corrected the regulator: since October 2016 the Amt für Volkswirtschaft grants casino permits and the Government grants only online concessions and lottery and betting permits. The online moratorium to the end of 2028 now rests on the Government decision of December 2023; added the casino levy, the Swisslos arrangement, market data, penalties and a dated timeline.
enforcement changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from the Geldspielgesetz and its five ordinances on Lilex, the 2022 treaty with Switzerland on excluded players, Government press releases and reports to the Landtag (BuA 3/2010 and 108/2022), two Landtag questions of September 2025 and the Government report for 2024, read in German, 2026-09-23. Corrected the regulator: since October 2016 the Amt für Volkswirtschaft grants casino permits and the Government grants only online concessions and lottery and betting permits. The online moratorium to the end of 2028 now rests on the Government decision of December 2023; added the casino levy, the Swisslos arrangement, market data, penalties and a dated timeline.
marketData changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from the Geldspielgesetz and its five ordinances on Lilex, the 2022 treaty with Switzerland on excluded players, Government press releases and reports to the Landtag (BuA 3/2010 and 108/2022), two Landtag questions of September 2025 and the Government report for 2024, read in German, 2026-09-23. Corrected the regulator: since October 2016 the Amt für Volkswirtschaft grants casino permits and the Government grants only online concessions and lottery and betting permits. The online moratorium to the end of 2028 now rests on the Government decision of December 2023; added the casino levy, the Swisslos arrangement, market data, penalties and a dated timeline.
editorial.summary, outlook, timeline, commonPitfalls, relatedJurisdictions, faq changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from the Geldspielgesetz and its five ordinances on Lilex, the 2022 treaty with Switzerland on excluded players, Government press releases and reports to the Landtag (BuA 3/2010 and 108/2022), two Landtag questions of September 2025 and the Government report for 2024, read in German, 2026-09-23. Corrected the regulator: since October 2016 the Amt für Volkswirtschaft grants casino permits and the Government grants only online concessions and lottery and betting permits. The online moratorium to the end of 2028 now rests on the Government decision of December 2023; added the casino levy, the Swisslos arrangement, market data, penalties and a dated timeline.
sources changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from the Geldspielgesetz and its five ordinances on Lilex, the 2022 treaty with Switzerland on excluded players, Government press releases and reports to the Landtag (BuA 3/2010 and 108/2022), two Landtag questions of September 2025 and the Government report for 2024, read in German, 2026-09-23. Corrected the regulator: since October 2016 the Amt für Volkswirtschaft grants casino permits and the Government grants only online concessions and lottery and betting permits. The online moratorium to the end of 2028 now rests on the Government decision of December 2023; added the casino levy, the Swisslos arrangement, market data, penalties and a dated timeline.
regulator changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23, read in Lithuanian: the consolidated Gaming Law and its amending laws XIV-3080, XIV-3132 and XV-517, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax and XIV-2804, the Lottery Law, the AML Law, the Code of Administrative Offences, and the Gaming Control Authority's illegal operator list, news feed, market releases and archived registers. Minimum age corrected to 21 for all gambling since 1 November 2025; advertising rewritten to the July 2025 regime with the 2028 end of betting exceptions; licensing, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and pending changes added; trade-press tax source replaced by the statute.
statusMatrix changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23, read in Lithuanian: the consolidated Gaming Law and its amending laws XIV-3080, XIV-3132 and XV-517, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax and XIV-2804, the Lottery Law, the AML Law, the Code of Administrative Offences, and the Gaming Control Authority's illegal operator list, news feed, market releases and archived registers. Minimum age corrected to 21 for all gambling since 1 November 2025; advertising rewritten to the July 2025 regime with the 2028 end of betting exceptions; licensing, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and pending changes added; trade-press tax source replaced by the statute.
legalFramework.primaryStatutes, secondaryInstruments, keyAmendments, pendingLegislation, caseLaw changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23, read in Lithuanian: the consolidated Gaming Law and its amending laws XIV-3080, XIV-3132 and XV-517, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax and XIV-2804, the Lottery Law, the AML Law, the Code of Administrative Offences, and the Gaming Control Authority's illegal operator list, news feed, market releases and archived registers. Minimum age corrected to 21 for all gambling since 1 November 2025; advertising rewritten to the July 2025 regime with the 2028 end of betting exceptions; licensing, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and pending changes added; trade-press tax source replaced by the statute.
licensing changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23, read in Lithuanian: the consolidated Gaming Law and its amending laws XIV-3080, XIV-3132 and XV-517, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax and XIV-2804, the Lottery Law, the AML Law, the Code of Administrative Offences, and the Gaming Control Authority's illegal operator list, news feed, market releases and archived registers. Minimum age corrected to 21 for all gambling since 1 November 2025; advertising rewritten to the July 2025 regime with the 2028 end of betting exceptions; licensing, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and pending changes added; trade-press tax source replaced by the statute.
taxation.taxBase, withholdingMechanism, effectiveDate, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23, read in Lithuanian: the consolidated Gaming Law and its amending laws XIV-3080, XIV-3132 and XV-517, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax and XIV-2804, the Lottery Law, the AML Law, the Code of Administrative Offences, and the Gaming Control Authority's illegal operator list, news feed, market releases and archived registers. Minimum age corrected to 21 for all gambling since 1 November 2025; advertising rewritten to the July 2025 regime with the 2028 end of betting exceptions; licensing, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and pending changes added; trade-press tax source replaced by the statute.
compliance changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23, read in Lithuanian: the consolidated Gaming Law and its amending laws XIV-3080, XIV-3132 and XV-517, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax and XIV-2804, the Lottery Law, the AML Law, the Code of Administrative Offences, and the Gaming Control Authority's illegal operator list, news feed, market releases and archived registers. Minimum age corrected to 21 for all gambling since 1 November 2025; advertising rewritten to the July 2025 regime with the 2028 end of betting exceptions; licensing, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and pending changes added; trade-press tax source replaced by the statute.
advertising changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23, read in Lithuanian: the consolidated Gaming Law and its amending laws XIV-3080, XIV-3132 and XV-517, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax and XIV-2804, the Lottery Law, the AML Law, the Code of Administrative Offences, and the Gaming Control Authority's illegal operator list, news feed, market releases and archived registers. Minimum age corrected to 21 for all gambling since 1 November 2025; advertising rewritten to the July 2025 regime with the 2028 end of betting exceptions; licensing, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and pending changes added; trade-press tax source replaced by the statute.
payments changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23, read in Lithuanian: the consolidated Gaming Law and its amending laws XIV-3080, XIV-3132 and XV-517, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax and XIV-2804, the Lottery Law, the AML Law, the Code of Administrative Offences, and the Gaming Control Authority's illegal operator list, news feed, market releases and archived registers. Minimum age corrected to 21 for all gambling since 1 November 2025; advertising rewritten to the July 2025 regime with the 2028 end of betting exceptions; licensing, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and pending changes added; trade-press tax source replaced by the statute.
enforcement changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23, read in Lithuanian: the consolidated Gaming Law and its amending laws XIV-3080, XIV-3132 and XV-517, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax and XIV-2804, the Lottery Law, the AML Law, the Code of Administrative Offences, and the Gaming Control Authority's illegal operator list, news feed, market releases and archived registers. Minimum age corrected to 21 for all gambling since 1 November 2025; advertising rewritten to the July 2025 regime with the 2028 end of betting exceptions; licensing, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and pending changes added; trade-press tax source replaced by the statute.
marketData changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23, read in Lithuanian: the consolidated Gaming Law and its amending laws XIV-3080, XIV-3132 and XV-517, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax and XIV-2804, the Lottery Law, the AML Law, the Code of Administrative Offences, and the Gaming Control Authority's illegal operator list, news feed, market releases and archived registers. Minimum age corrected to 21 for all gambling since 1 November 2025; advertising rewritten to the July 2025 regime with the 2028 end of betting exceptions; licensing, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and pending changes added; trade-press tax source replaced by the statute.
editorial.summary, outlook, timeline, commonPitfalls, relatedJurisdictions, faq changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23, read in Lithuanian: the consolidated Gaming Law and its amending laws XIV-3080, XIV-3132 and XV-517, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax and XIV-2804, the Lottery Law, the AML Law, the Code of Administrative Offences, and the Gaming Control Authority's illegal operator list, news feed, market releases and archived registers. Minimum age corrected to 21 for all gambling since 1 November 2025; advertising rewritten to the July 2025 regime with the 2028 end of betting exceptions; licensing, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and pending changes added; trade-press tax source replaced by the statute.
sources changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary sources, 2026-09-23, read in Lithuanian: the consolidated Gaming Law and its amending laws XIV-3080, XIV-3132 and XV-517, the Law on Lottery and Gambling Tax and XIV-2804, the Lottery Law, the AML Law, the Code of Administrative Offences, and the Gaming Control Authority's illegal operator list, news feed, market releases and archived registers. Minimum age corrected to 21 for all gambling since 1 November 2025; advertising rewritten to the July 2025 regime with the 2028 end of betting exceptions; licensing, compliance, payments, enforcement, market data and pending changes added; trade-press tax source replaced by the statute.
regulator.name, localName, reportsTo, secondaryAuthorities, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Reverified against the consolidated Law of 20 April 1977 (Legilux, version of 22 August 2023), the Law of 22 May 2009, the 1987 sports betting regulation, the consolidated AML law of 12 November 2004, PQ 5410, the bill 8679 dossier with the prosecutors’, Conseil d’État and Chambre de Commerce opinions, motion 4649, the Loterie Nationale’s online terms and the Œuvre’s audited 2025 accounts, read in French, 2026-09-23. Market data moved to 2025 (GGR EUR 99.2 million); added the 15% sports betting levy on stakes, the AED as AML supervisor, the Conseil d’État’s formal objections to bill 8679, and corrected the Œuvre’s tax treatment (exempt from state and communal taxes except VAT under article 8 of the 2009 law).
statusMatrix changed from previous to updated
Reverified against the consolidated Law of 20 April 1977 (Legilux, version of 22 August 2023), the Law of 22 May 2009, the 1987 sports betting regulation, the consolidated AML law of 12 November 2004, PQ 5410, the bill 8679 dossier with the prosecutors’, Conseil d’État and Chambre de Commerce opinions, motion 4649, the Loterie Nationale’s online terms and the Œuvre’s audited 2025 accounts, read in French, 2026-09-23. Market data moved to 2025 (GGR EUR 99.2 million); added the 15% sports betting levy on stakes, the AED as AML supervisor, the Conseil d’État’s formal objections to bill 8679, and corrected the Œuvre’s tax treatment (exempt from state and communal taxes except VAT under article 8 of the 2009 law).
legalFramework.primaryStatutes, secondaryInstruments, keyAmendments, pendingLegislation changed from previous to updated
Reverified against the consolidated Law of 20 April 1977 (Legilux, version of 22 August 2023), the Law of 22 May 2009, the 1987 sports betting regulation, the consolidated AML law of 12 November 2004, PQ 5410, the bill 8679 dossier with the prosecutors’, Conseil d’État and Chambre de Commerce opinions, motion 4649, the Loterie Nationale’s online terms and the Œuvre’s audited 2025 accounts, read in French, 2026-09-23. Market data moved to 2025 (GGR EUR 99.2 million); added the 15% sports betting levy on stakes, the AED as AML supervisor, the Conseil d’État’s formal objections to bill 8679, and corrected the Œuvre’s tax treatment (exempt from state and communal taxes except VAT under article 8 of the 2009 law).
licensing changed from previous to updated
Reverified against the consolidated Law of 20 April 1977 (Legilux, version of 22 August 2023), the Law of 22 May 2009, the 1987 sports betting regulation, the consolidated AML law of 12 November 2004, PQ 5410, the bill 8679 dossier with the prosecutors’, Conseil d’État and Chambre de Commerce opinions, motion 4649, the Loterie Nationale’s online terms and the Œuvre’s audited 2025 accounts, read in French, 2026-09-23. Market data moved to 2025 (GGR EUR 99.2 million); added the 15% sports betting levy on stakes, the AED as AML supervisor, the Conseil d’État’s formal objections to bill 8679, and corrected the Œuvre’s tax treatment (exempt from state and communal taxes except VAT under article 8 of the 2009 law).
taxation.taxBase, earmarkedLevies, vatTreatment, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Reverified against the consolidated Law of 20 April 1977 (Legilux, version of 22 August 2023), the Law of 22 May 2009, the 1987 sports betting regulation, the consolidated AML law of 12 November 2004, PQ 5410, the bill 8679 dossier with the prosecutors’, Conseil d’État and Chambre de Commerce opinions, motion 4649, the Loterie Nationale’s online terms and the Œuvre’s audited 2025 accounts, read in French, 2026-09-23. Market data moved to 2025 (GGR EUR 99.2 million); added the 15% sports betting levy on stakes, the AED as AML supervisor, the Conseil d’État’s formal objections to bill 8679, and corrected the Œuvre’s tax treatment (exempt from state and communal taxes except VAT under article 8 of the 2009 law).
compliance changed from previous to updated
Reverified against the consolidated Law of 20 April 1977 (Legilux, version of 22 August 2023), the Law of 22 May 2009, the 1987 sports betting regulation, the consolidated AML law of 12 November 2004, PQ 5410, the bill 8679 dossier with the prosecutors’, Conseil d’État and Chambre de Commerce opinions, motion 4649, the Loterie Nationale’s online terms and the Œuvre’s audited 2025 accounts, read in French, 2026-09-23. Market data moved to 2025 (GGR EUR 99.2 million); added the 15% sports betting levy on stakes, the AED as AML supervisor, the Conseil d’État’s formal objections to bill 8679, and corrected the Œuvre’s tax treatment (exempt from state and communal taxes except VAT under article 8 of the 2009 law).
advertising.restrictions, penaltiesForBreach, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Reverified against the consolidated Law of 20 April 1977 (Legilux, version of 22 August 2023), the Law of 22 May 2009, the 1987 sports betting regulation, the consolidated AML law of 12 November 2004, PQ 5410, the bill 8679 dossier with the prosecutors’, Conseil d’État and Chambre de Commerce opinions, motion 4649, the Loterie Nationale’s online terms and the Œuvre’s audited 2025 accounts, read in French, 2026-09-23. Market data moved to 2025 (GGR EUR 99.2 million); added the 15% sports betting levy on stakes, the AED as AML supervisor, the Conseil d’État’s formal objections to bill 8679, and corrected the Œuvre’s tax treatment (exempt from state and communal taxes except VAT under article 8 of the 2009 law).
payments changed from absent to populated
Reverified against the consolidated Law of 20 April 1977 (Legilux, version of 22 August 2023), the Law of 22 May 2009, the 1987 sports betting regulation, the consolidated AML law of 12 November 2004, PQ 5410, the bill 8679 dossier with the prosecutors’, Conseil d’État and Chambre de Commerce opinions, motion 4649, the Loterie Nationale’s online terms and the Œuvre’s audited 2025 accounts, read in French, 2026-09-23. Market data moved to 2025 (GGR EUR 99.2 million); added the 15% sports betting levy on stakes, the AED as AML supervisor, the Conseil d’État’s formal objections to bill 8679, and corrected the Œuvre’s tax treatment (exempt from state and communal taxes except VAT under article 8 of the 2009 law).
enforcement changed from absent to populated
Reverified against the consolidated Law of 20 April 1977 (Legilux, version of 22 August 2023), the Law of 22 May 2009, the 1987 sports betting regulation, the consolidated AML law of 12 November 2004, PQ 5410, the bill 8679 dossier with the prosecutors’, Conseil d’État and Chambre de Commerce opinions, motion 4649, the Loterie Nationale’s online terms and the Œuvre’s audited 2025 accounts, read in French, 2026-09-23. Market data moved to 2025 (GGR EUR 99.2 million); added the 15% sports betting levy on stakes, the AED as AML supervisor, the Conseil d’État’s formal objections to bill 8679, and corrected the Œuvre’s tax treatment (exempt from state and communal taxes except VAT under article 8 of the 2009 law).
marketData.year, yoyGrowth, licensedOperatorCount, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Reverified against the consolidated Law of 20 April 1977 (Legilux, version of 22 August 2023), the Law of 22 May 2009, the 1987 sports betting regulation, the consolidated AML law of 12 November 2004, PQ 5410, the bill 8679 dossier with the prosecutors’, Conseil d’État and Chambre de Commerce opinions, motion 4649, the Loterie Nationale’s online terms and the Œuvre’s audited 2025 accounts, read in French, 2026-09-23. Market data moved to 2025 (GGR EUR 99.2 million); added the 15% sports betting levy on stakes, the AED as AML supervisor, the Conseil d’État’s formal objections to bill 8679, and corrected the Œuvre’s tax treatment (exempt from state and communal taxes except VAT under article 8 of the 2009 law).
editorial.summary, outlook, timeline, commonPitfalls, relatedJurisdictions, faq changed from previous to updated
Reverified against the consolidated Law of 20 April 1977 (Legilux, version of 22 August 2023), the Law of 22 May 2009, the 1987 sports betting regulation, the consolidated AML law of 12 November 2004, PQ 5410, the bill 8679 dossier with the prosecutors’, Conseil d’État and Chambre de Commerce opinions, motion 4649, the Loterie Nationale’s online terms and the Œuvre’s audited 2025 accounts, read in French, 2026-09-23. Market data moved to 2025 (GGR EUR 99.2 million); added the 15% sports betting levy on stakes, the AED as AML supervisor, the Conseil d’État’s formal objections to bill 8679, and corrected the Œuvre’s tax treatment (exempt from state and communal taxes except VAT under article 8 of the 2009 law).
sources changed from previous to updated
Reverified against the consolidated Law of 20 April 1977 (Legilux, version of 22 August 2023), the Law of 22 May 2009, the 1987 sports betting regulation, the consolidated AML law of 12 November 2004, PQ 5410, the bill 8679 dossier with the prosecutors’, Conseil d’État and Chambre de Commerce opinions, motion 4649, the Loterie Nationale’s online terms and the Œuvre’s audited 2025 accounts, read in French, 2026-09-23. Market data moved to 2025 (GGR EUR 99.2 million); added the 15% sports betting levy on stakes, the AED as AML supervisor, the Conseil d’État’s formal objections to bill 8679, and corrected the Œuvre’s tax treatment (exempt from state and communal taxes except VAT under article 8 of the 2009 law).
regulator.localName, website, licenceRegisterUrl, reportsTo, secondaryAuthorities, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary texts, 2026-09-23: Law 16/2001 as republished in 2022, Laws 16/2022, 7/2024, 20/2024 and 10/2012, the Chief Executive and Secretary dispatches on tables, minimum revenue and promoters, the SJM concession contract, the 2026 SLOT extension in the gazette, the new Advertising Law 7/2026 and DICJ statistics. Replaced law-firm and trade sources throughout; corrected the approval date of Law 20/2024 (16 October 2024, not 28 October); added the gambling advertising ban from 1 January 2027, the end of satellite casinos in 2025, 2025 market data, horse race betting and player liability.
statusMatrix changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary texts, 2026-09-23: Law 16/2001 as republished in 2022, Laws 16/2022, 7/2024, 20/2024 and 10/2012, the Chief Executive and Secretary dispatches on tables, minimum revenue and promoters, the SJM concession contract, the 2026 SLOT extension in the gazette, the new Advertising Law 7/2026 and DICJ statistics. Replaced law-firm and trade sources throughout; corrected the approval date of Law 20/2024 (16 October 2024, not 28 October); added the gambling advertising ban from 1 January 2027, the end of satellite casinos in 2025, 2025 market data, horse race betting and player liability.
legalFramework.primaryStatutes, secondaryInstruments, keyAmendments, pendingLegislation changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary texts, 2026-09-23: Law 16/2001 as republished in 2022, Laws 16/2022, 7/2024, 20/2024 and 10/2012, the Chief Executive and Secretary dispatches on tables, minimum revenue and promoters, the SJM concession contract, the 2026 SLOT extension in the gazette, the new Advertising Law 7/2026 and DICJ statistics. Replaced law-firm and trade sources throughout; corrected the approval date of Law 20/2024 (16 October 2024, not 28 October); added the gambling advertising ban from 1 January 2027, the end of satellite casinos in 2025, 2025 market data, horse race betting and player liability.
licensing changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary texts, 2026-09-23: Law 16/2001 as republished in 2022, Laws 16/2022, 7/2024, 20/2024 and 10/2012, the Chief Executive and Secretary dispatches on tables, minimum revenue and promoters, the SJM concession contract, the 2026 SLOT extension in the gazette, the new Advertising Law 7/2026 and DICJ statistics. Replaced law-firm and trade sources throughout; corrected the approval date of Law 20/2024 (16 October 2024, not 28 October); added the gambling advertising ban from 1 January 2027, the end of satellite casinos in 2025, 2025 market data, horse race betting and player liability.
taxation.taxBase, earmarkedLevies, withholdingMechanism, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary texts, 2026-09-23: Law 16/2001 as republished in 2022, Laws 16/2022, 7/2024, 20/2024 and 10/2012, the Chief Executive and Secretary dispatches on tables, minimum revenue and promoters, the SJM concession contract, the 2026 SLOT extension in the gazette, the new Advertising Law 7/2026 and DICJ statistics. Replaced law-firm and trade sources throughout; corrected the approval date of Law 20/2024 (16 October 2024, not 28 October); added the gambling advertising ban from 1 January 2027, the end of satellite casinos in 2025, 2025 market data, horse race betting and player liability.
compliance changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary texts, 2026-09-23: Law 16/2001 as republished in 2022, Laws 16/2022, 7/2024, 20/2024 and 10/2012, the Chief Executive and Secretary dispatches on tables, minimum revenue and promoters, the SJM concession contract, the 2026 SLOT extension in the gazette, the new Advertising Law 7/2026 and DICJ statistics. Replaced law-firm and trade sources throughout; corrected the approval date of Law 20/2024 (16 October 2024, not 28 October); added the gambling advertising ban from 1 January 2027, the end of satellite casinos in 2025, 2025 market data, horse race betting and player liability.
advertising.restrictions, celebrityAndInfluencerRules, affiliateRules, socialMediaRules, penaltiesForBreach, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary texts, 2026-09-23: Law 16/2001 as republished in 2022, Laws 16/2022, 7/2024, 20/2024 and 10/2012, the Chief Executive and Secretary dispatches on tables, minimum revenue and promoters, the SJM concession contract, the 2026 SLOT extension in the gazette, the new Advertising Law 7/2026 and DICJ statistics. Replaced law-firm and trade sources throughout; corrected the approval date of Law 20/2024 (16 October 2024, not 28 October); added the gambling advertising ban from 1 January 2027, the end of satellite casinos in 2025, 2025 market data, horse race betting and player liability.
payments changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from primary texts, 2026-09-23: Law 16/2001 as republished in 2022, Laws 16/2022, 7/2024, 20/2024 and 10/2012, the Chief Executive and Secretary dispatches on tables, minimum revenue and promoters, the SJM concession contract, the 2026 SLOT extension in the gazette, the new Advertising Law 7/2026 and DICJ statistics. Replaced law-firm and trade sources throughout; corrected the approval date of Law 20/2024 (16 October 2024, not 28 October); added the gambling advertising ban from 1 January 2027, the end of satellite casinos in 2025, 2025 market data, horse race betting and player liability.
enforcement.penaltyRange, operatorLiability, playerLiability, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary texts, 2026-09-23: Law 16/2001 as republished in 2022, Laws 16/2022, 7/2024, 20/2024 and 10/2012, the Chief Executive and Secretary dispatches on tables, minimum revenue and promoters, the SJM concession contract, the 2026 SLOT extension in the gazette, the new Advertising Law 7/2026 and DICJ statistics. Replaced law-firm and trade sources throughout; corrected the approval date of Law 20/2024 (16 October 2024, not 28 October); added the gambling advertising ban from 1 January 2027, the end of satellite casinos in 2025, 2025 market data, horse race betting and player liability.
marketData changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt from primary texts, 2026-09-23: Law 16/2001 as republished in 2022, Laws 16/2022, 7/2024, 20/2024 and 10/2012, the Chief Executive and Secretary dispatches on tables, minimum revenue and promoters, the SJM concession contract, the 2026 SLOT extension in the gazette, the new Advertising Law 7/2026 and DICJ statistics. Replaced law-firm and trade sources throughout; corrected the approval date of Law 20/2024 (16 October 2024, not 28 October); added the gambling advertising ban from 1 January 2027, the end of satellite casinos in 2025, 2025 market data, horse race betting and player liability.
editorial.summary, outlook, timeline, commonPitfalls, faq changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary texts, 2026-09-23: Law 16/2001 as republished in 2022, Laws 16/2022, 7/2024, 20/2024 and 10/2012, the Chief Executive and Secretary dispatches on tables, minimum revenue and promoters, the SJM concession contract, the 2026 SLOT extension in the gazette, the new Advertising Law 7/2026 and DICJ statistics. Replaced law-firm and trade sources throughout; corrected the approval date of Law 20/2024 (16 October 2024, not 28 October); added the gambling advertising ban from 1 January 2027, the end of satellite casinos in 2025, 2025 market data, horse race betting and player liability.
sources changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt from primary texts, 2026-09-23: Law 16/2001 as republished in 2022, Laws 16/2022, 7/2024, 20/2024 and 10/2012, the Chief Executive and Secretary dispatches on tables, minimum revenue and promoters, the SJM concession contract, the 2026 SLOT extension in the gazette, the new Advertising Law 7/2026 and DICJ statistics. Replaced law-firm and trade sources throughout; corrected the approval date of Law 20/2024 (16 October 2024, not 28 October); added the gambling advertising ban from 1 January 2027, the end of satellite casinos in 2025, 2025 market data, horse race betting and player liability.
regulator.complaintsUrl, reportsTo, secondaryAuthorities, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Full rebuild from primary sources, 2026-09-23: 8 MRSA chapters 31, 33 and 35, 17-A MRSA chapter 39, Public Law 2025 chapters 538, 628 and 645, the 2026 Laws of Maine and Legislative Digest, Gambling Control Unit pages, rules, rulemaking notices, press releases and operator revenue files to August 2026, and the Oxford Casino Hotel v. Champion docket. Online casino and poker changed from prohibited to pre_regulation (LD 1164 in force 29 July 2026, 18% tax); added the sweepstakes and credit card bans, payments, enforcement, pending rules and the federal challenge; corrected facility-book revenue and named Caesars Sportsbook as the second mobile operator.
statusMatrix changed from previous to updated
Full rebuild from primary sources, 2026-09-23: 8 MRSA chapters 31, 33 and 35, 17-A MRSA chapter 39, Public Law 2025 chapters 538, 628 and 645, the 2026 Laws of Maine and Legislative Digest, Gambling Control Unit pages, rules, rulemaking notices, press releases and operator revenue files to August 2026, and the Oxford Casino Hotel v. Champion docket. Online casino and poker changed from prohibited to pre_regulation (LD 1164 in force 29 July 2026, 18% tax); added the sweepstakes and credit card bans, payments, enforcement, pending rules and the federal challenge; corrected facility-book revenue and named Caesars Sportsbook as the second mobile operator.
legalFramework.primaryStatutes, secondaryInstruments, keyAmendments, pendingLegislation, caseLaw changed from previous to updated
Full rebuild from primary sources, 2026-09-23: 8 MRSA chapters 31, 33 and 35, 17-A MRSA chapter 39, Public Law 2025 chapters 538, 628 and 645, the 2026 Laws of Maine and Legislative Digest, Gambling Control Unit pages, rules, rulemaking notices, press releases and operator revenue files to August 2026, and the Oxford Casino Hotel v. Champion docket. Online casino and poker changed from prohibited to pre_regulation (LD 1164 in force 29 July 2026, 18% tax); added the sweepstakes and credit card bans, payments, enforcement, pending rules and the federal challenge; corrected facility-book revenue and named Caesars Sportsbook as the second mobile operator.
licensing changed from previous to updated
Full rebuild from primary sources, 2026-09-23: 8 MRSA chapters 31, 33 and 35, 17-A MRSA chapter 39, Public Law 2025 chapters 538, 628 and 645, the 2026 Laws of Maine and Legislative Digest, Gambling Control Unit pages, rules, rulemaking notices, press releases and operator revenue files to August 2026, and the Oxford Casino Hotel v. Champion docket. Online casino and poker changed from prohibited to pre_regulation (LD 1164 in force 29 July 2026, 18% tax); added the sweepstakes and credit card bans, payments, enforcement, pending rules and the federal challenge; corrected facility-book revenue and named Caesars Sportsbook as the second mobile operator.
taxation.taxBase, earmarkedLevies, playerWinningsTax, withholdingMechanism, scheduledChanges, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Full rebuild from primary sources, 2026-09-23: 8 MRSA chapters 31, 33 and 35, 17-A MRSA chapter 39, Public Law 2025 chapters 538, 628 and 645, the 2026 Laws of Maine and Legislative Digest, Gambling Control Unit pages, rules, rulemaking notices, press releases and operator revenue files to August 2026, and the Oxford Casino Hotel v. Champion docket. Online casino and poker changed from prohibited to pre_regulation (LD 1164 in force 29 July 2026, 18% tax); added the sweepstakes and credit card bans, payments, enforcement, pending rules and the federal challenge; corrected facility-book revenue and named Caesars Sportsbook as the second mobile operator.
compliance changed from previous to updated
Full rebuild from primary sources, 2026-09-23: 8 MRSA chapters 31, 33 and 35, 17-A MRSA chapter 39, Public Law 2025 chapters 538, 628 and 645, the 2026 Laws of Maine and Legislative Digest, Gambling Control Unit pages, rules, rulemaking notices, press releases and operator revenue files to August 2026, and the Oxford Casino Hotel v. Champion docket. Online casino and poker changed from prohibited to pre_regulation (LD 1164 in force 29 July 2026, 18% tax); added the sweepstakes and credit card bans, payments, enforcement, pending rules and the federal challenge; corrected facility-book revenue and named Caesars Sportsbook as the second mobile operator.
advertising changed from previous to updated
Full rebuild from primary sources, 2026-09-23: 8 MRSA chapters 31, 33 and 35, 17-A MRSA chapter 39, Public Law 2025 chapters 538, 628 and 645, the 2026 Laws of Maine and Legislative Digest, Gambling Control Unit pages, rules, rulemaking notices, press releases and operator revenue files to August 2026, and the Oxford Casino Hotel v. Champion docket. Online casino and poker changed from prohibited to pre_regulation (LD 1164 in force 29 July 2026, 18% tax); added the sweepstakes and credit card bans, payments, enforcement, pending rules and the federal challenge; corrected facility-book revenue and named Caesars Sportsbook as the second mobile operator.
payments changed from absent to populated
Full rebuild from primary sources, 2026-09-23: 8 MRSA chapters 31, 33 and 35, 17-A MRSA chapter 39, Public Law 2025 chapters 538, 628 and 645, the 2026 Laws of Maine and Legislative Digest, Gambling Control Unit pages, rules, rulemaking notices, press releases and operator revenue files to August 2026, and the Oxford Casino Hotel v. Champion docket. Online casino and poker changed from prohibited to pre_regulation (LD 1164 in force 29 July 2026, 18% tax); added the sweepstakes and credit card bans, payments, enforcement, pending rules and the federal challenge; corrected facility-book revenue and named Caesars Sportsbook as the second mobile operator.
enforcement changed from absent to populated
Full rebuild from primary sources, 2026-09-23: 8 MRSA chapters 31, 33 and 35, 17-A MRSA chapter 39, Public Law 2025 chapters 538, 628 and 645, the 2026 Laws of Maine and Legislative Digest, Gambling Control Unit pages, rules, rulemaking notices, press releases and operator revenue files to August 2026, and the Oxford Casino Hotel v. Champion docket. Online casino and poker changed from prohibited to pre_regulation (LD 1164 in force 29 July 2026, 18% tax); added the sweepstakes and credit card bans, payments, enforcement, pending rules and the federal challenge; corrected facility-book revenue and named Caesars Sportsbook as the second mobile operator.
marketData.onlineGgr, perVerticalGgr, yoyGrowth, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Full rebuild from primary sources, 2026-09-23: 8 MRSA chapters 31, 33 and 35, 17-A MRSA chapter 39, Public Law 2025 chapters 538, 628 and 645, the 2026 Laws of Maine and Legislative Digest, Gambling Control Unit pages, rules, rulemaking notices, press releases and operator revenue files to August 2026, and the Oxford Casino Hotel v. Champion docket. Online casino and poker changed from prohibited to pre_regulation (LD 1164 in force 29 July 2026, 18% tax); added the sweepstakes and credit card bans, payments, enforcement, pending rules and the federal challenge; corrected facility-book revenue and named Caesars Sportsbook as the second mobile operator.
editorial.summary, outlook, timeline, commonPitfalls, relatedJurisdictions, faq changed from previous to updated
Full rebuild from primary sources, 2026-09-23: 8 MRSA chapters 31, 33 and 35, 17-A MRSA chapter 39, Public Law 2025 chapters 538, 628 and 645, the 2026 Laws of Maine and Legislative Digest, Gambling Control Unit pages, rules, rulemaking notices, press releases and operator revenue files to August 2026, and the Oxford Casino Hotel v. Champion docket. Online casino and poker changed from prohibited to pre_regulation (LD 1164 in force 29 July 2026, 18% tax); added the sweepstakes and credit card bans, payments, enforcement, pending rules and the federal challenge; corrected facility-book revenue and named Caesars Sportsbook as the second mobile operator.
sources changed from previous to updated
Full rebuild from primary sources, 2026-09-23: 8 MRSA chapters 31, 33 and 35, 17-A MRSA chapter 39, Public Law 2025 chapters 538, 628 and 645, the 2026 Laws of Maine and Legislative Digest, Gambling Control Unit pages, rules, rulemaking notices, press releases and operator revenue files to August 2026, and the Oxford Casino Hotel v. Champion docket. Online casino and poker changed from prohibited to pre_regulation (LD 1164 in force 29 July 2026, 18% tax); added the sweepstakes and credit card bans, payments, enforcement, pending rules and the federal challenge; corrected facility-book revenue and named Caesars Sportsbook as the second mobile operator.
regulator.secondaryAuthorities, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt 2026-09-23 from the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, Betting Act 1953, Lotteries Act 1952, Pool Betting Act 1967, Online Safety Act 2025, the Budget 2019 speech, MCMC and Ministry of Finance statements and the Dewan Rakyat bill list. Corrected the claim that the Online Safety Act lists gambling as harmful content, replaced homepage and newspaper citations with statute and government sources, and added licensing, tax, penalties, enforcement and the pending illegal gambling bill.
statusMatrix changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt 2026-09-23 from the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, Betting Act 1953, Lotteries Act 1952, Pool Betting Act 1967, Online Safety Act 2025, the Budget 2019 speech, MCMC and Ministry of Finance statements and the Dewan Rakyat bill list. Corrected the claim that the Online Safety Act lists gambling as harmful content, replaced homepage and newspaper citations with statute and government sources, and added licensing, tax, penalties, enforcement and the pending illegal gambling bill.
legalFramework.primaryStatutes, secondaryInstruments, keyAmendments, pendingLegislation, caseLaw changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt 2026-09-23 from the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, Betting Act 1953, Lotteries Act 1952, Pool Betting Act 1967, Online Safety Act 2025, the Budget 2019 speech, MCMC and Ministry of Finance statements and the Dewan Rakyat bill list. Corrected the claim that the Online Safety Act lists gambling as harmful content, replaced homepage and newspaper citations with statute and government sources, and added licensing, tax, penalties, enforcement and the pending illegal gambling bill.
licensing changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt 2026-09-23 from the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, Betting Act 1953, Lotteries Act 1952, Pool Betting Act 1967, Online Safety Act 2025, the Budget 2019 speech, MCMC and Ministry of Finance statements and the Dewan Rakyat bill list. Corrected the claim that the Online Safety Act lists gambling as harmful content, replaced homepage and newspaper citations with statute and government sources, and added licensing, tax, penalties, enforcement and the pending illegal gambling bill.
taxation changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt 2026-09-23 from the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, Betting Act 1953, Lotteries Act 1952, Pool Betting Act 1967, Online Safety Act 2025, the Budget 2019 speech, MCMC and Ministry of Finance statements and the Dewan Rakyat bill list. Corrected the claim that the Online Safety Act lists gambling as harmful content, replaced homepage and newspaper citations with statute and government sources, and added licensing, tax, penalties, enforcement and the pending illegal gambling bill.
compliance changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt 2026-09-23 from the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, Betting Act 1953, Lotteries Act 1952, Pool Betting Act 1967, Online Safety Act 2025, the Budget 2019 speech, MCMC and Ministry of Finance statements and the Dewan Rakyat bill list. Corrected the claim that the Online Safety Act lists gambling as harmful content, replaced homepage and newspaper citations with statute and government sources, and added licensing, tax, penalties, enforcement and the pending illegal gambling bill.
advertising.restrictions, affiliateRules, socialMediaRules, celebrityAndInfluencerRules, penaltiesForBreach, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt 2026-09-23 from the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, Betting Act 1953, Lotteries Act 1952, Pool Betting Act 1967, Online Safety Act 2025, the Budget 2019 speech, MCMC and Ministry of Finance statements and the Dewan Rakyat bill list. Corrected the claim that the Online Safety Act lists gambling as harmful content, replaced homepage and newspaper citations with statute and government sources, and added licensing, tax, penalties, enforcement and the pending illegal gambling bill.
payments changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt 2026-09-23 from the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, Betting Act 1953, Lotteries Act 1952, Pool Betting Act 1967, Online Safety Act 2025, the Budget 2019 speech, MCMC and Ministry of Finance statements and the Dewan Rakyat bill list. Corrected the claim that the Online Safety Act lists gambling as harmful content, replaced homepage and newspaper citations with statute and government sources, and added licensing, tax, penalties, enforcement and the pending illegal gambling bill.
enforcement changed from absent to populated
Rebuilt 2026-09-23 from the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, Betting Act 1953, Lotteries Act 1952, Pool Betting Act 1967, Online Safety Act 2025, the Budget 2019 speech, MCMC and Ministry of Finance statements and the Dewan Rakyat bill list. Corrected the claim that the Online Safety Act lists gambling as harmful content, replaced homepage and newspaper citations with statute and government sources, and added licensing, tax, penalties, enforcement and the pending illegal gambling bill.
editorial.summary, outlook, timeline, commonPitfalls, relatedJurisdictions, faq changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt 2026-09-23 from the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, Betting Act 1953, Lotteries Act 1952, Pool Betting Act 1967, Online Safety Act 2025, the Budget 2019 speech, MCMC and Ministry of Finance statements and the Dewan Rakyat bill list. Corrected the claim that the Online Safety Act lists gambling as harmful content, replaced homepage and newspaper citations with statute and government sources, and added licensing, tax, penalties, enforcement and the pending illegal gambling bill.
sources changed from previous to updated
Rebuilt 2026-09-23 from the Common Gaming Houses Act 1953, Betting Act 1953, Lotteries Act 1952, Pool Betting Act 1967, Online Safety Act 2025, the Budget 2019 speech, MCMC and Ministry of Finance statements and the Dewan Rakyat bill list. Corrected the claim that the Online Safety Act lists gambling as harmful content, replaced homepage and newspaper citations with statute and government sources, and added licensing, tax, penalties, enforcement and the pending illegal gambling bill.
regulator.licenceRegisterUrl, complaintsUrl, reportsTo, secondaryAuthorities, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Full reverification against the Gaming Act (Cap. 583) and Act XXI of 2023 on legislation.mt, S.L. 583.03, 583.05, 583.08, 583.09 and 583.10, the PMLFTR (S.L. 373.01), MGA Directives 2, 3 and 6 of 2018 and 1 of 2022, the MGA Annual Report 2025, the MGA enforcement register, CJEU Case C-440/23 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, 2026-09-23. Licence fees, compliance contribution bands, tax base, the recognition notice route, article 56A, the National Lottery concession, player protection, AML, enforcement and 2025 licence and account data added; the tier 4 practitioner guide dropped and the dead licence register link replaced.
statusMatrix changed from previous to updated
Full reverification against the Gaming Act (Cap. 583) and Act XXI of 2023 on legislation.mt, S.L. 583.03, 583.05, 583.08, 583.09 and 583.10, the PMLFTR (S.L. 373.01), MGA Directives 2, 3 and 6 of 2018 and 1 of 2022, the MGA Annual Report 2025, the MGA enforcement register, CJEU Case C-440/23 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, 2026-09-23. Licence fees, compliance contribution bands, tax base, the recognition notice route, article 56A, the National Lottery concession, player protection, AML, enforcement and 2025 licence and account data added; the tier 4 practitioner guide dropped and the dead licence register link replaced.
legalFramework.primaryStatutes, secondaryInstruments, keyAmendments, pendingLegislation, caseLaw changed from previous to updated
Full reverification against the Gaming Act (Cap. 583) and Act XXI of 2023 on legislation.mt, S.L. 583.03, 583.05, 583.08, 583.09 and 583.10, the PMLFTR (S.L. 373.01), MGA Directives 2, 3 and 6 of 2018 and 1 of 2022, the MGA Annual Report 2025, the MGA enforcement register, CJEU Case C-440/23 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, 2026-09-23. Licence fees, compliance contribution bands, tax base, the recognition notice route, article 56A, the National Lottery concession, player protection, AML, enforcement and 2025 licence and account data added; the tier 4 practitioner guide dropped and the dead licence register link replaced.
licensing changed from previous to updated
Full reverification against the Gaming Act (Cap. 583) and Act XXI of 2023 on legislation.mt, S.L. 583.03, 583.05, 583.08, 583.09 and 583.10, the PMLFTR (S.L. 373.01), MGA Directives 2, 3 and 6 of 2018 and 1 of 2022, the MGA Annual Report 2025, the MGA enforcement register, CJEU Case C-440/23 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, 2026-09-23. Licence fees, compliance contribution bands, tax base, the recognition notice route, article 56A, the National Lottery concession, player protection, AML, enforcement and 2025 licence and account data added; the tier 4 practitioner guide dropped and the dead licence register link replaced.
taxation.taxBase, earmarkedLevies, sourceIds changed from previous to updated
Full reverification against the Gaming Act (Cap. 583) and Act XXI of 2023 on legislation.mt, S.L. 583.03, 583.05, 583.08, 583.09 and 583.10, the PMLFTR (S.L. 373.01), MGA Directives 2, 3 and 6 of 2018 and 1 of 2022, the MGA Annual Report 2025, the MGA enforcement register, CJEU Case C-440/23 and Regulation (EU) 2024/1624, 2026-09-23. Licence fees, compliance contribution bands, tax base, the recognition notice route, article 56A, the National Lottery concession, player protection, AML, enforcement and 2025 licence and account data added; the tier 4 practitioner guide dropped and the dead licence register link replaced.