Operating a gambling or gaming business - online or land-based - means navigating one of the most heavily regulated sectors in any jurisdiction. Licence
Gambling & Gaming covers legal assessment, document preparation and implementation support in Europe. It is typically relevant to businesses, investors and organisations operating or transacting in one or more countries. The precise rules, competent authority and procedure depend on the subject matter, jurisdiction and facts, with EU and national law considered together.
The applicable framework depends on the subject of the service, governing law and countries in which the structure or transaction has effect. EU law and current national legislation are assessed together.
Last reviewed: 22 September 2026
Operating a gambling or gaming business - online or land-based - means navigating one of the most heavily regulated sectors in any jurisdiction. Licence conditions, player-protection obligations, advertising restrictions, and AML/CTF rules create a compliance surface that is both broad and punitive on failure. We advise operators, platform suppliers, and affiliates on licensing, ongoing compliance, and regulatory defence.
We prepare licence applications tailored to each regulator's requirements: fitness-and-propriety submissions for key individuals, technical-systems certifications, responsible-gambling tool specifications, and AML/CTF policy suites.
Post-licensing, we monitor compliance with reporting obligations, advertising codes, player-complaint procedures, and data-protection rules, and represent clients in regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings.