Austria

Is Online Gambling Legal in Austria?

Austria’s Gambling Act (Glücksspielgesetz) reserves casino games for the state concession system, and win2day, a Casinos Austria subsidiary, holds the only licence for online casino games. Enforcement has focused on the operators rather than on players. Austrian courts, up to the Supreme Court, have treated contracts with online casinos that lack an Austrian licence as void, which has let players sue to reclaim losses, and in some cases has let operators reclaim winnings already paid out.

The Reform Bill: What Changes From 2027

The government bill to amend the Gambling Act (594 d.B.) was introduced in parliament on 5 August 2026 and sent to the Finance Committee. Because it was notified to the European Commission, it cannot be adopted before a three-month standstill ends in early November 2026. As proposed, it ends the online monopoly with an uncapped number of licences, granted for up to five years and renewable for up to ten, with licensed operations starting on 1 October 2027. Operators that served Austria without a licence must stop by 1 January 2027 and settle back taxes and player judgments to qualify.

For players, the bill brings rules familiar from Germany: a central exclusion register covering casinos, slot venues and online gambling; deposit limits of €250 a week up to age 26 and €1,680 a month from 26; and for slots, a €5 maximum stake, at least two seconds per spin and a break after 90 minutes of play. A blacklist, payment blocking and network blocking would act against operators without a licence.

Payment Methods Austrian Players Use

The international casinos that accept Austria offer a broad mix. Visa and Mastercard are taken almost everywhere, with Skrill, Neteller and Paysafecard close behind. Revolut, Apple Pay and bank transfer appear at many sites, and EPS, Sofort and Klarna at some.

Pick with the payout in mind. Casinos usually return winnings to the method you deposited with, Paysafecard is for deposits only, so a second method is needed for the withdrawal, and some welcome offers exclude e-wallet deposits, which the bonus terms state. Our casino payment methods page lists every method with the casinos that take it, and casino deposit and withdrawal fees explained covers the charges.

Fast Withdrawals for Austrian Players

A quick payout starts before you win. Upload your ID and proof of address early, because most casinos verify before the first withdrawal; casino account verification lists the usual documents. After that, speed depends on how long the casino holds a request as pending, on the method, where e-wallets and instant bank payments tend to be quickest, and on withdrawal limits that can spread a large win over weeks, as casino withdrawal limits explained shows. If money is slow to arrive, why casinos delay withdrawals lists the common reasons, and our fastest paying casinos are filtered to what accepts Austria.

Casino Bonuses for Austrian Players

All amounts on the cards are in euros. A €100 bonus at 40x needs €4,000 in bets if the rollover counts the bonus only, and €8,000 with a matching deposit if it counts deposit plus bonus, so that one detail can double the work. Wager-free bonuses skip the rollover in return for a smaller amount or a cap, free spin bonuses carry their own spin value and limits, and no deposit bonuses are scarce and small. Each list shows only what Austrian players can claim, and a few casinos accept Austria without including it in their promotions.

Tax on Casino Winnings in Austria

Recreational players in Austria pay no tax on gambling winnings. The tax burden sits with the operators through the gambling levy (Glücksspielabgabe), and winnings only become taxable income for someone who gambles professionally, as their main source of income. To see how other countries compare, read do you pay tax on casino winnings?

Help With Gambling in Austria

Austria has no single national exclusion register yet; the reform bill would create one. Until then, at a casino licensed abroad, the protection is in your account settings, where a deposit cap, a time-out or a self-exclusion can be switched on before the first deposit. Help is available from the Spielsuchthilfe in Vienna on 01 544 13 57 and from the toll-free gambling addiction hotline of the Medical University of Vienna on 0800 20 52 42, and the Finance Ministry lists counselling centres in every federal state. More on exclusion systems in other countries is in self-exclusion registers explained. For the neighbours, see online gambling in Germany and online casinos in Switzerland.