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A gaming license is required to operate a betting agency.
Permission to operate a betting agency cannot be granted if
The application for permission to operate a betting agency must be submitted by the sports betting operator to the government in whose district the betting agency is to be located.
The permit notice is issued to the betting agency operator.
The fee range for a license to operate a betting agency is between EUR 20.00 and EUR 5,000.00 (tariff no. 2.IV.1/2.1).
If you operate a betting agency without a gambling license, you may be liable to prosecution for the unauthorized organization of a game of chance.
The supervisory authorities monitor compliance with the public-law obligations associated with the Interstate Treaty on Gambling 2021 and work to ensure that the organization or brokering of unauthorized gambling and the advertising thereof is prevented.
If you want to organize commercial games with the possibility of winning (e.g. games of skill), you need a permit from the competent authority.