Sources
Source registry
A source enters this list before any page uses it. Each entry shows the publisher, what we take from it, when we last checked it and, where they limit re-use, its terms. Sources marked "planned" are not used on any page yet.
Public register of gambling businesses
Licensee names, account numbers, licence numbers, statuses, activities and dates; domains and trading names as declared by each business. Imported weekly.
Download the register of gambling businesses (CSV, Excel)
The four CSV files the import reads: businesses, licences, domain names, trading names.
Terms of use
Re-use conditions for the register (page last updated 14 October 2020).
Remote casino operating licence
Who needs a remote licence; application and annual fees in force from 1 October 2026 (page last updated 1 October 2026).
Licence application processing times
Average decision times by application type and what lengthens them (page last updated 8 November 2024).
Apply for a licence to operate a gambling business
The online application service.
LCCP condition 5.1.2: payment methods and services
Requirements on payment services used by licensees. Linked, not yet summarised: pending payments review.
Gambling Act 2005
Legal basis of the Gambling Commission and of operating licences in Great Britain.
Licensee Hub
Entry point to the Authority's applications, compliance, licensee register and enforcement register; used for the Malta licence page.
Licence register
Where to verify a Swedish licence or software permit and the game sites attached to it. Not imported yet.
Regulatory environment
Planned source for Gibraltar. Not imported yet.
Statutory boards
Confirms the Gambling Supervision Commission as an Isle of Man statutory board.
Changes to Gambling Duties (policy paper)
Remote Gaming Duty rate of 40% from 1 April 2026, in the licence comparison.
Gambling (Licensing and Advertising) Act 2014
Point-of-consumption rule: a licence elsewhere does not cover consumers in Great Britain.
Gaming Authorisations Regulations (S.L. 583.05)
Licence types, the ten-year term and the critical-supply categories for Malta.
Gaming Licence Fees Regulations (S.L. 583.03)
Malta application fee, annual licence fees, compliance contribution bands and the start-up exemption.
Legal Notice 84 of 2026 (gaming tax)
Gaming tax rates from 1 October 2026: 15% for Type 1, 10% for Types 2 to 4.
Enhancements to Malta's VAT and gaming tax frameworks for the gaming sector
Confirms the 1 October 2026 start date and that the new tax applies to gaming services provided within Malta.
Gaming Authorisations and Compliance Directive (Directive 3 of 2018)
Go-live within 90 days of grant; no published deadline for deciding an application.
Capital Requirements Policy
Minimum paid-up share capital by licence type.
Player Protection Directive (Directive 2 of 2018)
No unified self-exclusion database for remote gaming.
Licensee Register and URL Checker
Where to verify a Malta licence and the domains attached to it. Not imported yet.
Enforcement Register
Suspensions, cancellations and fines by year. Not imported yet.
National Ordinance on Games of Chance (LOK), English translation
Curaçao licence types, indefinite term, statutory decision periods, substance rules and the absence of a revenue tax in the gaming law.
LOK fees and charges
Application, beneficial-owner and annual fees for B2C and B2B licences, read from the archived copy of the CGA's document.
Online gaming portal
The CGA's indication of about three to four months for a licence. The public site and cga.cw returned errors on 27 October 2026.
Online gambling licence
Application route and licence types for the Isle of Man.
Online gambling licence fees, effective 6 July 2023 (October 2025 edition)
Application and annual fees for each Isle of Man licence type, under the Online Gambling (Licence Fees) Regulations 2023.
Primary legislation
Names the Online Gambling Regulation Act 2001 as the governing law.
Online gambling licensee register
Where to verify an Isle of Man licence; profiles list live websites. Not imported yet.
Gambling duty
Gambling duty bands on gross gaming yield.
Types of licence and basic criteria
Processing time of 8 to 12 weeks.
Guide to gambling law in the Isle of Man 2026
Five-year licence term and local director requirements, where the regulator's own pages do not state them. Shown as a secondary source.
Legal Notice 86 of 2026 (VAT exemption for gaming)
Narrows the VAT exemption for gaming from 1 October 2026, so most remote gaming becomes subject to VAT.
Annual reports
Number of licensed companies and licences at the end of 2025.
Spellag (2018:1138), the Gambling Act
Regulator, licence types, five-year term, representative rule, Spelpaus, bonus and credit rules, software supply rule.
Spelförordning (2018:1475), the Gambling Ordinance
Application fees (SEK 230,000 per B2C licence, SEK 120,000 for a software permit) and the Spelpaus checks at registration and login.
Lag (2018:1139) om skatt på spel, the Gambling Tax Act
Gambling tax of 22% of the behållning, monthly tax period.
Förvaltningslag (2017:900), the Administrative Procedure Act
Section 12: after six months an applicant may ask in writing for a decision.
Avgifter vid ansökan (application fees)
One SEK 230,000 fee when online gaming and betting licences are applied for at the same time.
SIFS 2026:1, regulations on supervision fees (in force 1 March 2026)
Annual supervision fee of SEK 240,000 per B2C licence and SEK 16,500 per software permit.
SIFS 2026:3, regulations on the national self-exclusion register (in force 1 August 2026)
How Spelpaus checks must be run, including whose credentials a platform provider uses.
Så går ansökan till (how to apply)
Financial resources expected of an applicant; no statutory minimum capital.
Wet op de kansspelen (Betting and Gaming Act), as amended by the Remote Gambling Act
Kansspelautoriteit, remote licence, EU/EEA establishment, gambling levy of 1.95%, Cruks.
Besluit kansspelen op afstand (Remote Gambling Decree)
Game types, five-year term, six-month decision period, control database in the Netherlands, financial security.
Regeling kansspelen op afstand (Remote Gambling Regulation)
Application fee and the deposit thresholds that require contact with the player.
Staatscourant 2026, 1642: amendment of the Remote Gambling Regulation (application fee)
Application fee raised from €48,000 to €61,300 from 1 April 2026.
Wet op de kansspelbelasting (Gambling Tax Act)
Gambling tax of 37.8% from 1 January 2026 (34.2% in 2025).
Besluit werving, reclame en verslavingspreventie kansspelen
Online advertising only where at least 95% of the audience reached is 24 or older.
Vraag en antwoord vergunning online kansspelen (licence Q&A)
No licences for B2B companies; EU/EEA establishment with no exemptions; control database in the Netherlands.
Kansspelheffing online kansspelen (gambling levy)
Levy of 1.95% of gross gaming result, of which 0.25% for addiction prevention; no separate annual licence fee.
Beleidsregels vergunningverlening kansspelen op afstand 2026 (licensing policy rules)
Financial security of €50,000 at licensing; exit plan and AML risk analysis required from 1 January 2026.
Kansspelwijzer (register of licensed operators)
Licensees with licence number, validity dates, brands, websites and apps.
Aansluiten op Cruks (connecting to the self-exclusion register)
Cruks checks at registration and every login; a tested connection before licensing.
Kamerstuk 24557, nr. 282: letter on online gambling policy (16 June 2026)
Government plans for an advertising ban, an overall deposit limit and longer Cruks registration. Proposals, not law.
Eerste vervolgvergunningen voor online kansspelen verleend (17 September 2026)
First renewal licences, valid October 2026 to September 2031.
Gambling Act (Hasartmänguseadus), English translation of the text in force from 1 January 2026
EMTA and the Financial Intelligence Unit, activity licence and operating permit, terms, decision periods, sole-activity rule, share capital, HAMPI.
Gambling Tax Act (Hasartmängumaksu seadus), version in force from 1 March 2026
Remote gambling tax of 5.5%; adopted rates of 5% (2027), 4.5% (2028) and 4% (2029) in the future versions.
State Fees Act (Riigilõivuseadus), sections 260 and 261
State fee of €47,940 for a games-of-chance activity licence and €3,200 per operating permit; no annual fee.
Applying for permits
Who may apply, share capital by gambling type, state fees.
List of legal gambling operators
Licensed operators by gambling type with brands, domains and links to permits; updated 22 October 2026.
Blocked gambling websites
Domains blocked for offering gambling in Estonia without a permit.
Bill 984 SE amending the Gambling Tax Act (Isamaa)
Pending bill to set remote gambling tax at 7%; the Finance Committee proposed rejecting it on 26 October 2026.
OUG 77/2009 on gambling, consolidated text
ONJN, licence classes, ten-year term, 30-day decision period, fees, contributions, guarantees, minimum capital, company rules, self-exclusion database.
OUG 82/2023 amending OUG 77/2009
Licence fees, guarantees from 1 January 2025, responsible-gambling contributions, self-exclusion database.
Law 141/2025 on fiscal and budgetary measures
Authorisation tax of 30% of gambling revenue, at least €480,000, from 1 August 2025; Class 2 blocking and reporting duties.
Law 239/2025 amending OUG 77/2009
Narrows when Class 2 licensees must refuse unlicensed operators (in force 18 December 2025).
OUG 7/2026 amending OUG 77/2009
Local authorisation for gambling premises; repeal of the rule that let a licence and an authorisation be requested together.
OUG 114/2018, article 53
Monthly tax of 2% on participation fees collected by online gambling organisers.
Class 1 licensees
Where ONJN lists Class 1 licensees; Class 2 is on a sibling page.
Frågor och svar för aktörer (questions and answers for operators)
A licence cannot be transferred to another legal person, even within the same group; bonus rule.
SFS 2023:277 amending the Gambling Ordinance (in force 1 July 2023)
Current application fees from 1 July 2023; before that date the ordinance charged SEK 400,000 per B2C licence and SEK 700,000 for both.
Utökat kreditförbud träder i kraft den 1 maj (30 April 2026)
Extended ban on gambling financed by credit from 1 May 2026.
Kosten en algemene eisen aanvraag (application cost and general requirements)
Application costs €61,300 and is not refunded if the licence is refused.
Integriteitseisen voor online kansspelaanbieders (integrity requirements)
Involvement in illegal offers to Dutch players up to eight years back weighs heavily in the integrity assessment.
Deputy secretary general's comment on the error in the Gambling Tax Act (13 January 2026)
The ministry's acknowledgement that the version in force from 1 January 2026 left remote games of chance outside the tax.