Key findings
The market at a glance, from this edition.
- Market model: Betting regulated; Bingo regulated; Casino regulated; Lottery monopoly.
- 14 of 18 payment and AML rules verified word for word; 4 confirmed as not set in the official texts.
- 6 regulator decisions against companies in 2026 (2025: 20, €4,000).
- 25 entries in 1 official list, reloaded every week.
- FATF: on neither the grey nor the black list (statement of 19 Jun 2026).
- 21 official sources read for this market every week.
Market model
How each product is regulated, with its source.
- Betting: Regulated
- Bingo: Regulated
- Casino: Regulated
- Lottery: Monopoly
Verifiedchecked 9 Nov 2026Azartspēļu un izložu likums · 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.
- RegisterState Revenue Service of Latvia (VID): entries 24 → 25State Revenue Service of Latvia (VID)
- MarketMarket status changed: betting: regulated, casino: regulated → betting: regulated, bingo: regulated, casino: regulated, lottery: monopolyAzartspēļu un izložu likums
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 · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Permitted rails and instrument typesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Azartspēļu un izložu likumstier 1 |
| Mandatory hubs and gatewaysLand-based | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Azartspēļu un izložu likumstier 1 |
| Instrument origin and currencyWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Azartspēļu un izložu likumstier 1 |
| Payment-blocking listsWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official texts | None set | Research notes |
Ownership & payouts
4 rules · 3 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holder and ownership rulesWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Azartspēļu un izložu likumstier 1 |
| Closed loop and payout routingWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Azartspēļu un izložu likumstier 1 |
| Payout time limitsWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Azartspēļu un izložu likumstier 1 |
| Withdrawal conditionsOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Azartspēļu un izložu likumstier 1 |
AML thresholds & reporting
2 rules · 2 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Check thresholds and aggregation windowsWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Noziedzīgi iegūtu līdzekļu legalizācijas un terorisma un proliferācijas finansēšanas novēršanas likumstier 1 |
| Report triggers and deadlinesWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Noziedzīgi iegūtu līdzekļu legalizācijas un terorisma un proliferācijas finansēšanas novēršanas likumstier 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 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taxes at the point of paymentWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Par iedzīvotāju ienākuma nodoklitier 1 |
Reporting & data
4 rules · 4 verified| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Submission mode and cadenceWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Azartspēļu un izložu likumstier 1 |
| Data vault and integrityOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Azartspēļu un izložu likumstier 1 |
| Data locationOnline | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Azartspēļu un izložu likumstier 1 |
| RetentionWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Noziedzīgi iegūtu līdzekļu legalizācijas un terorisma un proliferācijas finansēšanas novēršanas likumstier 1 |
Player protection at payment
2 rules · 1 verified · 1 confirmed not set| Rule | What we found | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross-operator limits and registersWhole market | Not foundNot set in the official textschecked 9 Nov 2026 | None set | Azartspēļu un izložu likumstier 1 |
| Eligibility screening at paymentWhole market | VerifiedVerified word for wordchecked 9 Nov 2026 | Value in the full report | Azartspēļu un izložu likumstier 1 |
Regulatory guide
Licensing, gambling tax, advertising, responsible gambling and technical standards: the statements we hold, by subject.
Licensing
7 statements- Licence types
- Application fee
- Annual fee
- Licence term
- Local presence
- Apostille Convention
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
GGR tax
2 statements- Online casino
- Online betting
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Advertising
1 statement- General rules
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Responsible gambling
2 statements- Self-exclusion register
Statements, quotes and dates in the full report
Licence registers and official lists
The official lists we load every week for this market.
State Revenue Service of Latvia (VID)
Licence list
25 entries
loaded 9 Nov 2026
Every entry with its licence, brands and domains, and the week's additions and removals: in the product.
Enforcement
Decisions of Valsts ieņēmumu dienests against companies, as published.
- Decisions in 2026
- 6
- Decisions in 2025
- 20
- €4,000
What the decisions were about
Latest decisions
| Date | Company | Action | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Jul 2026 | Star Bright Media S.R.L | Blocking | – |
| 28 Jul 2026 | RUNITUP LTD | Blocking | – |
| 28 Jul 2026 | Next Global Era Limited | Blocking | – |
| 15 Jun 2026 | MULTITIX LIMITED | Blocking | – |
| 15 Jun 2026 | JHOLT LTD | Blocking | – |
| 15 Jun 2026 | Genco Pura B.V. | Blocking | – |
Sanction ranges in the law
9 provisions set the fines and other measures: Azartspēļu un izložu likums (ar grozījumiem, kas stājas spēkā 01.04.2026).
Case law
4 rulings of 3 courts on this market's gambling rules, each linked to the rules it bears on.
- 19 Jun 2025 · Court of Justice of the European Union · C-509/23
- 4 Apr 2024 · Satversmes tiesa · 2023-27-03
- 16 May 2019 · Latvijas Republikas Satversmes tiesa · 2018-17-03
References, breaches and the full list of the year: in the full report.
Sources behind this report
The official sources our weekly run reads for this market, by kind and publisher. 21 official sources.
- Enforcement registers
- 2
- Texts the values are checked against
- 3
- Regulator guidance
- 3
- Laws and regulations
- 12
- Licence registers and official lists
- 1
Publishers
- Latvijas Vēstnesis (likumi.lv)
- Likumi.lv (Latvijas Vēstnesis)
- fm.gov.lv
- Ministry of Finance of Latvia
- hcch.net
- Izložu un azartspēļu uzraudzības inspekcija
- Latvijas Vēstnesis (official publisher of the Republic of Latvia)
- likumi.lv
- State Revenue Service of Latvia (VID)
- Valsts ieņēmumu dienests
Library of acts
The laws, regulations and guidance the report is built on. 14 acts and guidance documents.
- Azartspēļu un izložu likums
- Fizisko personu datu apstrādes likums
- Gambling and lotteries tax and fee
- HCCH | #12 - Status table
- Interaktīvo azartspēļu un interaktīvo izložu spēlētāju reģistrācijas un identitātes pārbaudes kārtība (MK noteikumi Nr. 715, 05.12.2017)
- Interaktīvo azartspēļu, interaktīvo izložu un izložu biļešu pārdošanas un dalības maksājumu pieņemšanas organizēšanas sistēmu noteikumi
- Kārtība, kādā Valsts ieņēmumu dienests sagatavo un paziņo lēmumu par piekļuves ierobežošanu (domain blocking)
- No azartspēlēm un interaktīvajām izlozēm pašatteikušos personu reģistra noteikumi (MK noteikumi Nr. 333, 16.07.2019)
- Noziedzīgi iegūtu līdzekļu legalizācijas un terorisma un proliferācijas finansēšanas novēršanas likums
- Par iedzīvotāju ienākuma nodokli
and 4 more in the full report
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