Welcome to the 12th edition of International Comparative Legal Guide Gambling, published by Global Legal Group. This publication provides corporate counsel and international practitioners with comprehensive jurisdiction-by-jurisdiction guidance to gambling laws and regulations around the world, and is also available at www.iclg.com. The guide is introduced by Marc W. Dunbar of International Masters of Gaming Law, who looks at the evolving landscape of gambling law and regulation globally, highlighting challenges and opportunities in the industry for 2026. The question-and-answer chapters, which in this edition cover 35 jurisdictions, provide detailed answers to common questions raised by professionals dealing with gambling laws and regulations. As always, this publication has been written by leading gambling lawyers and industry specialists, for whose invaluable contributions the editors and publishers are extremely grateful. Global Legal Group would also like to extend special thanks to contributing editor Chris Elliott of Wiggin LLP for his leadership, support and expertise in bringing this project to fruition.
Introductory
Chapter
1 Interesting Times
Marc W. Dunbar, International Masters of Gaming Law
Q&A
Chapters
4 Argentina
Tomás Enrique García Botta, MF Estudio
Abogados
10 Australia
Julian Hoskins, Daniel Lovecek, Bree
Ryan & Alexander Norrish,
Senet
21 Austria
Thomas Talos & Nicholas Aquilina, BRANDL TALOS
29 Belgium
Pieter Paepe, EDSON
36 Brazil
Luiz Felipe Maia, Flavio Augusto Picchi &
Débora Cunha Romanov, Maia Yoshiyasu Advogados
44 Czech Republic
Robert Skalina, WH Partners
53 Denmark
Nina Henningsen, Mazanti-Andersen
61 Finland
Minna Ripatti & Laura Liehu, Legal
Gaming Attorneys at Law
66 Germany
Dr. Joerg Hofmann, Dr. Matthias Spitz
& Michelle Hembury, Melchers Law Firm
74 Greece
Maria Tranoudi & Dimitris
Emvalomenos, Bahas, Gramatidis & Partners LLP
80 Hungary
Viktor Radics, Marcell Valastyán &
András Nemescsói, DLA Piper
Hungary
87 India
Shreya Suri, Naqeeb Ahmed Kazia,
Abhijit Chakrabarti & Aditya
Subarno, CMS INDUSLAW
104 Isle of Man
Claire Milne & Sophia Howell Evans, Appleby (Isle of Man) LLC
110 Israel
Jacob (Koby) Sarov &
Ido
Nahon, Firon Law Firm
115 Japan
Masayuki Fukuda, Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu
122 Macau
Pedro Cortés, Lektou
130 Malta
Reuben Portanier & Dr. Terence Cassar, GTG
136 Netherlands
Dr. Alan Littler
& Justin Franssen, Franssen Tolboom Attorneys at Law
143 New Zealand
Julian Hoskins, Daniel Lovecek, Bree
Ryan & Alexander Norrish,
Senet
151 Norway
Alexander Mollan & Brede A. Haglund, Brækhus Advokatfirma
156 Poland
Ewa Lejman, WH Partners
163 Portugal
Alexandra Courela, Ricardo
Henriques & Matilde Carvalho e Cortinhal, Abreu Advogados
170 Romania
Mihai Fifoiu, Lucian
Barbu & Laurentiu Neacsu, Nestor Nestor Diculescu
Kingston Petersen (NNDKP)
180 Slovenia
Jan Sibini, Dr. Anja Strojin
tampar & Sandra Bertoncelj, Sibini Novak & Partners
186 South Africa
Garron Whitesman, Whitesmans
193 Spain
Patricia Lalanda Ordóñez, Fernando A.
Martín Martín & Cristina Romero
de Alba, LOYRA
Abogados
199 Sweden
Maria McDonald &
Karl-Oskar Hokkanen, Nordic Legal
207 Switzerland
Dr. Andreas Glarner &
Stefan Keller, MME Legal | Tax | Compliance
212 United Kingdom
Chris Elliott & Rawa Kaftan, Wiggin LLP
218 USA Illinois
Paul T. Jenson, Erin Lynch Cordier, Anne Kremer & Alexandra Van Dusen, Taft
Stettinius & Hollister LLP
226 USA Mississippi
Scott E. Andress, Balch & Bingham LLP
232 USA
Nevada
Karl
F. Rutledge & Glenn J. Light, Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP
238 USA New Jersey
Jeremy Kleiman & Ariana LoGiudice, Saiber LLC
244 USA Virginia
Jason C. Hicks & Ian Dickinson, Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP
251 USA Washington, D.C.
Whitney
Fore, David Ward & Kady Hammer, ZwillGen PLLC
