Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Casino monopoly; Lottery monopoly.
- 5 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 9 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- 9 entries in 1 official list, reloaded every week.
- FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 33 official sources read for this market every week.
Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Casino: Monopoly
- Lottery: Monopoly
Verifiedchecked 2 Nov 2026Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG), geltende Fassung · tier 1
FATF lists
On neither list
FATF statement of 19 Jun 2026, as the HM Treasury advisory notice of 22 Jun 2026 lists it
What moved in November 2026
Decisions, consultations, register changes and dated events of the month. Covers 1 Nov 2026 – 9 Nov 2026, month in progress.
- MarketMarket status changed: lottery: monopoly → casino: monopoly, lottery: monopolyGlücksspielgesetz (GSpG), geltende Fassung
The November 2026 overview and earlier monthsEarlier months: October 2026, September 2026
Payment and AML rules
Each rule we track, what the official text says about it and when we checked. Values and quotes are in the full report.
Payment methods
4 rules · 1 verified · 2 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysLand-based | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG), geltende Fassungtier 1 |
| Instrument origin and currencyWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 2 Nov 2026 | None set | Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG), geltende Fassungtier 1 |
| Payment-blocking listsWhole market | Change pendingChanging: a new rule is published | Value in the full report | Research notes |
Ownership & payouts
4 rules · 4 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Closed loop and payout routingWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Payout time limitsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
| Withdrawal conditionsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 2 Nov 2026 | None set | Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG), geltende Fassungtier 1 |
AML thresholds & reporting
2 rules · 2 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsLand-based · Casino | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG), geltende Fassungtier 1 |
| Report triggers and deadlinesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Finanzmarkt-Geldwäschegesetz (FM-GwG), geltende Fassungtier 1 |
Player funds protection
1 rule · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Player-funds protection and coverageWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
Taxes at payment
1 rule · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 2 Nov 2026 | None set | Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG), geltende Fassungtier 1 |
Reporting & data
4 rules · 2 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 2 Nov 2026 | None set | Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG), geltende Fassungtier 1 |
| Data vault and integrityWhole market | Change pendingChanging: a new rule is published | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Data locationLand-based | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG), geltende Fassungtier 1 |
| RetentionWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 2 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Finanzmarkt-Geldwäschegesetz (FM-GwG), geltende Fassungtier 1 |
Player protection at payment
2 rules| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersWhole market | Change pendingChanging: a new rule is published | Value in the full report | Research notes |
| Eligibility screening at paymentWhole market | Change pendingChanging: a new rule is published | Value in the full report | Research notes |
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
4 statements- Licence types
- Licence term
- Apostille Convention
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Advertising
1 statement- General rules
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Licence registers and official lists
The official lists we load every week for this market.
Federal Ministry of Finance of Austria (BMF)
Licence list
9 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.
Enforcement
The regulator's decisions against companies, as published.
- Decisions in 2026
- 0
Sanction ranges in the law
6 provisions set the fines and other measures: Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG), BGBl. Nr. 620/1989.
Case law
17 rulings of 1 court on this market's gambling rules, each linked to the rules it bears on.
- 21 May 2026 · Court of Justice of the European Union · C-198/24
- 15 Jan 2026 · Court of Justice of the European Union · C-77/24
- 15 Jan 2026 · Court of Justice of the European Union · C-77/24
References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.
Consultations and notifications
What the regulator and the government are asking about, and when they close.
- proposed
Act of ..... on the operation of games of chance with slot machines in amusement arcades in the State of Salzburg (Salzburger Glücksspielautomatengesetz 2026 – S. GSpAutG 2026)
European Commission · TRIS · opened 30 Jan 2025 · closes 2 May 2025
- proposed
Act of ............. amending the Carinthian Slot and Gaming Machines Act
European Commission · TRIS · opened 16 Apr 2024 · closes 17 Jul 2024
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 33 official sources.
- EU notifications
- 1
- Texts the values are checked against
- 2
- Regulator guidance
- 3
- Laws and regulations
- 26
- Licence registers and official lists
- 1
Publishers
- Rechtsinformationssystem des Bundes (RIS)
- Bundesministerium für Finanzen
- Federal Ministry of Finance of Austria (BMF)
- bmf.gv.at
- Parlament Österreich
- technical-regulation-information-system.ec.europa.eu
- European Commission (TRIS)
- hcch.net
What changed in the law
The market's acts kept edition by edition: each new wording with the day it came into force and the act behind it. 2 acts kept edition by edition.
- Glücksspielgesetz
- Finanzmarkt-Geldwäschegesetz
No new wording in force in November 2026; the last change came into force on 30 Oct 2026.
Each changed article word by word, with the act that changed it, in the full report
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 28 acts and guidance documents.
- Act of ..... on the operation of games of chance with slot machines in amusement arcades in the State of Salzburg (Salzburger Glücksspielautomatengesetz 2026 – S. GSpAutG 2026)
- Act of ............. amending the Carinthian Slot and Gaming Machines Act
- Automatenglücksspielverordnung
- Datenschutzgesetz (DSG)
- Der verantwortungsvolle Maßstab der Glücksspielwerbung nach § 56 GSpG
- Glücksspiel Berichte über die kohärente Politik im österreichischen Glücksspielmonopol
- Glücksspiel in Österreich
- Glücksspielaufsicht
- Glücksspielgesetz (GSpG), geltende Fassung
- Finanzmarkt-Geldwäschegesetz (FM-GwG), geltende Fassung
and 18 more in the full report
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