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News & Analysis

Baltic Online Markets Soar Past €400m In 2021

Overall regulated online gambling revenue in the Baltic region jumped by 84 percent year-on-year to €409m in 2021, with exaggerated channel shift helping Latvia and Lithuania to become the latest European markets to pass €100m in annual market size.

European Blocklists Continue Rapid Growth As Spotlight Shines On Curaçao

The number of blocklisted online gambling domains across 18 reporting European countries, as monitored by VIXIO GamblingCompliance, increased by 55 percent to more than 150,000 in 2021.

News In Brief: May 17-May 21, 2021

Sweden's COVID-19 online gambling restrictions extended again, Connecticut makes big step towards internet gaming, while sports-betting bills in Nebraska make headway.

European Blocklists Surpass 110,000 URLs As Regulators Battle Pandemic Effects

The number of blocklisted online gambling domains across 18 reporting European countries, as monitored by VIXIO GamblingCompliance, soared by 21.4 percent to more than 110,000 in the last six months of 2020 as online play surged throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lithuania Blacklist Overhaul Threatens Payments, Says Lawyer

A stricter interpretation of Lithuania’s payment blocking rules have made the country’s blacklist "a bit crazy", according to one legal expert.

Research & Reports

Interactive Map: Gambling Advertising Across Europe

Advertising is one of the most hotly discussed topics in the European gambling industry. In this map, VIXIO GamblingCompliance shows the current situation regarding gambling advertising in all jurisdictions. The map highlights the differences among the countries that allow, partially prohibit or forbid gambling advertising.

Estonia: Ministry of Justice Proposes New Personal Data Protection Act

On November 24, 2017, the Estonian Ministry of Justice published a draft law on the processing of personal data. The aim of the bill is to transpose the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) into national legislation, while remaining aligned with Directive 2016/680, also known as the Law Enforcement Directive.

According to the text, the new personal data protection act provides for the following:

Estonia: 4th AMLD Implementation – Consultation on Draft Law

On March 3, 2017 the Ministry of Finance launched a public consultation on a draft law for implementation of Directive 2015/849, also known as the 4th Anti-Money Laundering Directive (4th AMLD).

Following the general procedure, the draft law would be expected to come into force on the tenth day after its publication in the official gazette. As technical developments are still required, some specific provisions from the draft law would enter into force on a different date, as follows:

European Commission Notifications — 2014

GamblingCompliance publishes a summary of gambling-related draft legislation which was notified to the European Commission, was under review or its standstill period ended at the commission in 2014.

European Commission Notifications — November 2014

GamblingCompliance publishes a monthly update on gambling-related draft legislation which has been notified to the European Commission, has been under review or its standstill period ended at the commission in November 2014.

The draft laws are listed in the chronological order of their notification. The draft laws can be accessed in original language or in English, where a translation is available.

Data & Forecasts

Market Monitor: European Online Gambling

This quarterly report contains a comprehensive overview of available data on the €25bn+ European online gambling sector. Jurisdictional market size figures and year-on-year growth rates are supplemented by an interactive dashboard and standardised, comparable data on betting-gaming splits and online penetration rates.

European Online Forecasting Dashboard

This interactive dashboard features our country-level market size forecasts for the €25bn+ regulated European online gambling sector through to 2026, with projections split between online betting, gaming and total online gambling.

Market Monitor: European Land-Based Gaming

This report aggregates available, sourced data on regulated land-based gaming markets across Europe, split between casinos and non-casino gaming venues. Market size and annual growth comparisons across 28 reporting European countries can also be visualised via an interactive dashboard.

Market Analysis: European Online Gambling

This in-depth report provides insight into the size, structure and growth of 32 European online gambling markets, containing analysis, updated as new information becomes available, sector themes and key market developments bringing stakeholders opportunities, challenges, tailwinds and headwinds.

Estonia - Eesti Loto Report - 2002 to 2021

Latest annual Lottery Report data from Eesti Loto of Estonia. The data released for the state operator contains the following information: Quarterly and annual sales by game category, prizes, gambling tax and net profit. There are approximately 190 data points in this document.