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Austria has submitted its proposed gambling law to the European Commission for review. This bill aims to end Austria’s long-running online gambling monopoly and introduce a new licensing system similar to that of other European jurisdictions. It also envisions improved player safeguards and measures against unlicensed wagering. With Austria’s gambling regulation update now in the […]
Austria has taken a major step towards the planned opening of its online casino market in 2027 by submitting its proposed legal amendments to the EU, but it reveals that any hopes of removing the controversial cooling off period have been dashed. On August 4, the Austrian government confirmed that it had sent the legal […]
The supplier’s titles, including The Greatest Catch and Hot Triple Sevens, are now live with Austria’s sole licensed online gambling operator. Evoplay has entered the Austrian iGaming market through a partnership with win2day, the country’s sole licensed online gambling provider. Under the agreement, a selection of Evoplay titles is now live on win2day, including The […]
Background Austria’s governing coalition — ÖVP, SPÖ and NEOS — has agreed a sweeping overhaul of the Gambling Act. The draft bill entered parliamentary consultation on, Monday 29 June 2026. Lead negotiators Andreas Ottenschläger (ÖVP), Jan Krainer (SPÖ) and Christoph Pramhofer (NEOS) call it the biggest reform of the law in 26 years. Two pillars: […]
Debate is raging within the Austrian government about whether to impose a cooling off period and freeze ex-grey market operators out of its upcoming open online casino market, with local operators looking to inflict maximum punishment and legal experts arguing that the proposal would be self-defeating. Austria is on course for an historic opening of […]
The sprawling tendrils of the player refund drama look to finally have ensnared Curacao, much in the way they have imperilled Malta for the past few years, after a local court ruled that a refund owed to a player in Austria must be paid by an operator based on the Caribbean island. Experts believe the […]
Wazdan has continued its European growth strategy by entering the Austrian iGaming market through a new partnership with win2day, the country’s only licensed online casino operator. The move represents a significant milestone for the developer as it strengthens its footprint in regulated markets across the region. The agreement will see a selection of Wazdan’s most […]
Collaboration allows the UK’s top slot provider to introduce a range of high-performing games to Austria’s sole licensed online gaming platform. Blueprint Gaming™ has reinforced its presence in Europe by launching in the Austrian iGaming sector with win2day. The significant partnership with Austria’s sole regulated operator will allow win2day players to enjoy a selection of […]
Published: 15 January 2026Jurisdiction: Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)Case: C-77/24 (Wunner) A major ruling from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) is reshaping the legal landscape for cross-border online gambling in the EU. In Case C-77/24 (Wunner), the Court clarified that a player can, as a general rule, rely […]
Our colleague, Szaló Réka managed to interview Anastasiya Rimskaya who is currently the Business Development Manager at Endorphina First I would like to ask you to shortly introduce yourself and tell us when and why you started working in this industry. Rimskaya: Hello, I’m a 25-year-old Siberian girl, currently living in Prague with a master’s degree […]
The second edition of Marketing in Gambling Forum, the only marketing conference from Central and Eastern Europe, brings you another top level keynote speaker in the person of Helmut Kafka, President of Automatenverband, Austria. Helmut Kafka has been more than 35 years internationally busy in the amusement and gambling trade. Since 1988 expert for the […]
The organizers are proud and honored to announce that with the support of International Masters of Gaming Law(IMGL), VIGE Seminars will host an IMGL Masterclass with top names of the industry discussing the risks and challenges for affiliates, operators and platforms are facing when working in regulated markets. Moderated by Dr. Joerg Hofmann, Immediate Past President of IMGL, Partner with Melchers […]
In their first statistical Press Release, EEGEvents(organizers of Vienna International Gaming Expo), have released the current status of the registrations and have update the list of companies that are attending the event between March 20-22, 2017 “EEGEvents (part of EEGMedia) and mostly VIGE are the underdogs of the gaming events industry and we are already […]
The organizers are proud to announce Nsoft as our newest Silver Sponsor at Vienna International Gaming Expo 2017, which is going to take place in Vienna, Austria between 20-22 March 2017 at the Austria Vienna Center. Amir Obralić, Marketing Manager at Nsoft stated that: “Ever since we met Zoltan for the first time, NSoft and EEGaming have […]
The organizares are proud to announce SBTech as one of their newest Gold sponsors at Vienna International Gaming Expo 2017, which is going to take place in Vienna, Austria between 20-22 March 2017 at the Austria Vienna Center. “As a leading company, well established in the Central and Eastern European region, we’re eager to have […]
The organizers are to announce Rombet, as our latest Media Partner for VIGE2017, which is going to take place in Vienna, Austria between 20-22 March 2017 at the Austria Vienna Center. Rombet is among the new associations of the gambling market and has become the leader of its niche in Romania Led by Dan Alexandru […]
The organizers are proud to announce that Jan Řehola(PS Legal) will give a presentation about the First months progress of the New Gambling act. of the Czech Republic which will be held within the Vienna International Gaming Expo 2017. Day 1 of the seminars is titled Gaming in Central Europe – Guidance and Initiation and will set ground to some […]
The organizers are proud to announce out latest addition to Vienna International Gaming Expo 2017, which will take place between 20 and 22 March 2017 at the Austria Center Vienna. VIGEN is the title which we have given to the Networking Area which will be found on the Expo Floor and the Sessions that will take […]
The organizers are proud to announce that Martin Cagalinec(1SpinMillionaire) will give a presentation about their award winning recent innovation – “The Life-changing Experience in Online Gaming” during the Innovation Talks panel on Day 2(21.03.2017) at Vienna International Gaming Expo 2017. Martin is the Co-founder & CEO of 1SpinMillionaire, the Product which has won the EiG startup this year […]
The organizers are proud to announce that Tom Light will give a presentation about Cutting Edge Betting Solutions for the market demands during the Innovation Talks panel on Day 2(21.03.2017) at the Vienna International Gaming Expo 2017. The panel is specially designed to highlight the most recent innovations and discuss futuristic ideas. Tom has been […]