Portugal regulates online gambling according to RJO (Decreto-Lei No. 66/2015), supervised by SRIJ; licenses are issued without quotas subject to compliance with the requirements (KYC/AML, technical audit, integration control). Taxation of the online market is based on game types: casino/bingo - 25% of GGR (IEJO), fixed odds bets - 8% of turnover; parameters are enshrined in legal and industry reviews. Operations without a Portuguese license are considered illegal to serve players from Portugal. The responsible game system includes a centralized auto-exclusion/access ban, the number of applications is measured in hundreds of thousands.
Timeline of Portuguese gambling: charity lotteries at monasteries, the "golden age" of Estoril casinos, the era of Estado Novo, liberalization after the revolution, the role of Santa Casa and sports betting, and the transition to online under the control of SRIJ.
Learn more →Briefly and in the case: what Lei do Jogo (DL 422/89) establishes for land casinos - game zones, concessions, admitted games, control and sanctions - and how in 2015 a separate online mode was adopted in parallel (DL 66/2015), which changed the architecture of the entire market.
Learn more →What Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (SRIJ) does: structure and mandate, licensing of "land" and online, technical audit and certification, advertising and RG, reporting and taxes, combating the illegal market, as well as checklists for business and the city.
Learn more →We analyze the legal landscape of Portugal: land casinos under concessions, state lotteries Santa Casa, legal online betting and casinos under the supervision of SRIJ, age 18 +, strict advertising and responsible gaming tools. Brief rules for players and operators.
Learn more →In 2015, Portugal launched a full licensing regime for online games and betting. We analyze which products are allowed, how SRIJ licensing and supervision works, KYC/AML and responsible play rules, advertising and payment requirements, as well as market evolution until 2025 and benchmarks until 2030.
Learn more →We analyze the current logic of taxation iGaming in Portugal: sports bets are taxed in the corridor 8-16% of GGR, casino products - 25% of GGR. We explain the base and calculations, the impact on P&L, reporting, frequent errors and optimization practices without risks to compliance.
Learn more →We compare three EU jurisdictions - Portugal, Spain and France: licensing (SRIJ/DGOJ/ANJ), taxes (GGR approach), advertising and RG, online admissions, offline casinos and tourism, payments, food trends and risks. Short conclusions for operators and cities.
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