There are no explicit provisions regarding payment methods for either gambling or betting operators. However, obtaining and verifying information about the origin of the funds used is part of the operator’s general anti-money laundering due diligence obligations. ## Capitalisation / Bank guarantees Gambling: In order to obtain a lottery/online gambling individual licence, an applying corporation must have paid-in share capital or capital stock of at least EUR 109 million, which is appropriately proven to be from a lawful source and must be freely available to the managing directors without restriction and to their proven discretion for gaming operations in Austria. Furthermore, the paid-in share capital/ capital stock must not have been reduced by balance sheet losses at the time of the licence application (liability reserve). The same applies to an applicant for a casino licence, with the restriction that the liability reserve must amount to at least EUR 22 million. Betting: To obtain a betting licence, most provinces require a credit line confirmation and/or bank guarantee from a banking institution located in the EU or EEA. The proscribed amount varies from province to province, generally from approximately EUR 125,000 (most common) to EUR 300,000.
Austria · Question 06 of 11
Payments and banking: Can we move player money?
Mixed · Probable · Expert approved · 2 post-review updates · Not reviewed · In expert review scope · Back to full Austria report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Austria (AT) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | Expert approved · 2 post-review updates · Not reviewed · In expert review scope |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
There are no explicit provisions regarding payment methods for either gambling or betting operators. However, obtaining and verifying information about the origin of the funds used is part of the operator’s general anti-money laundering due diligence obligations. ## Capitalisation / Bank guarantees…
The draft Glücksspielgesetz-Novelle 2026 proposes payment blocking as a new enforcement tool directed at unlicensed operators, tied to the 1 January 2027 cut-off by which such operators must cease serving Austrian players. This confirmed proposal, sourced to a primary BMF press release, would give Austrian authorities a direct financial lever against non-compliant operators once enacted, working alongside blacklisting and network-blocking measures. The tool is not yet in force; it exists currently only within the draft bill under EU review.
The draft Novelle proposes new payment-blocking powers against illegal online-gambling operators, granting the Bundesministerium für Finanzen and Finanzpolizei new authority over payment flows directed to unlicensed operators. These powers are planned to enter force on 1 January 2027, alongside the central Sperrregister blocking and self-exclusion register. The instrument is reported at Probable confidence from Tier 1 sourcing but carries FRAGILE durability, since it remains part of draft legislation that has not yet cleared the Nationalrat or the EU TRIS standstill period. No detail on the maximum sanction attached to this payment-blocking power was identified in sources reviewed this cycle.