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OPERATOR TYPE: Private operators can apply for a local licence( except for lottery products). STATUS: In 2018, Malta approved a Gaming Act that replaced all preexisting gaming legislation with a single piece of legislation, supplemented by secondary legislation. The Gaming Act, with directives and regulations, became effective on 1 August 2018. In June 2023, Malta approved amendments to the Gaming Act, which sets out that Malta will refuse to recognise and / or enforce foreign judgments against operators licensed in Malta that comply with their Maltese obligations.
NETHERLANDS
REGULATED GAMBLING PRODUCTS: Sports betting, horse race betting, poker, casino, bingo and lottery. OPERATOR TYPE: Private operators can apply for licences for all gambling products save for lottery. STATUS: The Remote Gambling Act, which entered into force on 1 April 2021, set the framework for the Dutch licensing regime and market which opened on 1 October 2021. A ban on untargeted gambling advertising entered into force on 1 July 2023. On 1 October 2024, rules requiring operators to implement net monthly deposit limits(€ 300 for those aged 18 to 24 and € 700 for those aged 24 or older) took effect. If a customer wishes to deposit beyond those amounts, operators are required to carry out affordability checks before it can accept further deposits..
NORWAY
REGULATED GAMBLING PRODUCTS: Sports betting, horse race betting and lottery. OPERATOR TYPE: Online gambling is
reserved for the two monopoly providers, Norsk Tipping and Norsk Rikstoto. STATUS: The monopoly has extended its offering to include live betting, online bingo and casino games in an attempt to redirect traffic from unlicensed sites. The Norwegian regulator continues to step up enforcement efforts against unregulated operators, local banks and payment service providers. The government has passed amendments to try to stem the flow of gambling supply from offshore, including enhanced enforcement powers to prevent gambling advertising from abroad. Expanded payment blocking provisions entered into effect on 1 January 2020. Legislation consolidating Norway’ s various gambling laws and further strengthening the regulator’ s powers to address unlicensed gambling entered into effect on 1 January 2023. Amendments to the Norwegian Gambling Act granting the Norwegian Gambling Authority the power to order ISPs to DNS block illegal gambling websites took effect on 1 January 2025..
POLAND
REGULATED GAMBLING PRODUCTS: Sports betting, horse race betting, casino and poker. OPERATOR TYPE: Betting licences are available for companies with a representative in Poland. Casino and poker are reserved for a state monopoly.
STATUS: Legislation enacted on 1 January 2012 permits betting. Online gaming( including poker) is no longer prohibited as of 1 April 2017, although the exclusive rights to offer such products are reserved for a state monopoly. Provisions that provide for the establishment of a blacklist of unlicensed operators and ISP and payment blocking came into force on 1 July 2017.
PORTUGAL
REGULATED GAMBLING PRODUCTS: Sports betting, horse race betting, poker, casino, bingo and lottery. OPERATOR TYPE: Any EU / EEA operator can apply to be granted a licence for online gambling. Lottery games and landbased fixed-odds sports betting remain reserved for a monopoly. STATUS: A regulated market since 2015. Although operators can apply for licences, their Portuguese revenue streams are subject to comparatively high tax rates, particularly in sports betting.
ROMANIA
REGULATED GAMBLING PRODUCTS: Sports betting, horse race betting, casino, bingo and lottery. OPERATOR TYPE: Any operator from an EU / EEA jurisdiction or the Swiss Confederation can apply for a licence.
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