Land-based casinos in Liechtenstein operate under a statutory-entitlement police-permit model set out in the Geldspielgesetz (GSG). Where an applicant satisfies the statutory conditions, a permit is granted as of right rather than through discretionary selection. Online gambling concessions, by contrast, are frozen under a government moratorium extended to 31 December 2028, meaning no new online concession can presently issue. A separate and shorter moratorium suspends the issuance of new land-based casino permits until 31 December 2025; pending applications already lodged are unaffected by this freeze and continue to be processed under the existing entitlement framework. The combined effect of these two overlapping restrictions is that, while the underlying statutory architecture for both channels remains intact and unchanged, the practical licensing landscape is currently closed to new online and new land-based applicants alike for a defined period.
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Liechtenstein · Question 02 of 11
Licensing and regulation: Can we get a licence?
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Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Liechtenstein (LI) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Office of Economic Affairs (Amt für Volkswirtschaft / AVW) |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | AI-generated |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
Land-based casinos in Liechtenstein operate under a statutory-entitlement police-permit model set out in the Geldspielgesetz (GSG). Where an applicant satisfies the statutory conditions, a permit is granted as of right rather than through discretionary selection. Online gambling concessions, by cont…