WEBMASTER WORLD
Status: Legislation enacted 1 January, 2012,
permits betting. Following the approval
of various amendments to the Gambling
Act, online gaming (including poker) is
no longer prohibited as of 1 April, 2017,
although the exclusive rights to offer
such products are reserved for a state
monopoly. Provisions that provide for
the establishment of a blacklist of
unlicensed operators and ISP and payment
blocking came into force on 1 July, 2017.
The blacklist contains more than 1,000
domain names.
PORTUGAL
Regulated gambling products: Sports
betting, horse race betting, poker, casino,
bingo and lottery.
Operator type: Any EU/EEA operator
can apply to be granted a licence for online
gambling. Lottery games and land-based
fixed-odds sports betting remain reser