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License for online casinos from Lithuania

Licensing and supervision of online gambling in Lithuania sit with the Gaming Control Authority under the Ministry of Finance. In law, online casinos are defined as “remote gaming” services, meaning bets are accepted and winnings paid by electronic means under a remote gaming agreement between the operator and the player. To go online, a company must first hold a gaming license for the relevant game types and then obtain a separate permission for remote gaming; the Authority approves the operator’s remote gaming rules before that permission takes effect.

Eligibility is not tied to a mailbox company. The law requires real operating presence: for example, at least one land‑based casino or a set minimum number of betting points or gaming halls. Operators must also meet solid financial thresholds. A company that wants to offer all remote games needs a minimum authorised capital of EUR 1,158,000, and must keep at least EUR 72,400 in government securities, bank accounts or cash reserved solely for paying winnings; if that reserve dips below the threshold after payouts, it must be topped up within two calendar days.

Player protection is built into the rules from the first click. Remote gaming is only allowed after the operator verifies your identity and signs a remote gaming agreement with you, on paper or electronically. One person can have only one login, issued by the operator, and operators must prevent minors and prohibited persons from playing. For remote gaming the minimum age is 18; land‑based casino floors are restricted to those 21 and over. During play, the site must show how long you have been playing, the total amount wagered and your profit or loss, and it must implement any personal limits you ask for, such as caps on total spend over a period, a maximum single bet, or a limit on continuous play time.

Fairness and technical integrity are enforced through certification and audit. All remote gaming software and devices must be certified by accredited institutions, and the Authority can recognise certificates from outside Lithuania on set conditions. Core systems that process remote gaming data have to be located in Lithuania or another EU/EEA state, and the Authority must have direct, unhindered remote access for inspections. Operators must register and retain game data for five years and keep remote gaming agreements for ten years after they end.

Anti‑money‑laundering and security obligations are explicit. Operators must identify and register players, ensure transparent recording of stakes and payouts, and comply with AML prevention rules issued by the Authority. Advertising is tightly restricted: gambling advertising in Lithuania is prohibited, save for very narrow exceptions defined by law. A phased national ban covering gambling advertising was approved to take effect from July 2025, with limited transitional allowances for certain sports‑related placements until 2028, which means Lithuanian‑licensed brands will largely disappear from mainstream media marketing.

As for protections when things go wrong, the Authority can inspect, demand information, suspend or revoke permissions and, against illegal operators, go to court to block payments and cut off access at the hosting or network level. The Authority also publishes information about detected illegal operators to warn the public. That said, the law reads as supervisory rather than a promise to arbitrate every individual dispute. In practice, you start with the casino’s support and escalate to the regulator if the operator does not fix the issue.

Limits and taxes

There is no blanket, one‑size‑fits‑all stake or deposit cap in the law. Instead, Lithuanian rules put the control in your hands. Before and during play you can ask the operator to set limits on your total spend per period or per session, the size of a single bet, and the length of continuous play. The operator is obliged to enforce those limits and to keep you informed about playing time, total stakes and your net result. Access is blocked for minors and for anyone under a legal prohibition or self‑exclusion, and institutions such as schools and public bodies must block access to gambling sites from their networks.

Taxes on operators are straightforward and are calculated on gross gaming revenue — the sum of stakes received minus the winnings actually paid out. For gambling, including remote (online) games, the rate is 22% from 1 January 2025; previously it was 20%. The tax period is a calendar quarter, with returns and payments due by the fifteenth day of the first month after each quarter. Operators must also be able to give you an official certificate of winnings in the format set by the State Tax Inspectorate, which you can use for your personal tax filings if needed. For completeness, lotteries are governed by their own statute and tax rules; they are licensed by the same Authority but have separate technical and player‑protection requirements.

How to check a Lithuanian license

The safest path starts on the casino’s own site. In the footer or the legal section, Lithuanian‑licensed operators disclose the company name, license type and the separate permission for remote gambling. Take note of the legal entity and, if shown, the permission details.

Then cross‑check against the regulator’s register. The Gaming Control Authority keeps a public permission list for remote gambling. Open the register and search by the company name or brand; confirm that the permission is active and that the website domain you use matches what the operator declared to the Authority. The official remote gambling permission list is here: https://lpt.lrv.lt/en/gambling-operators/permission-list/remote-gambling/. If a site is missing, or details don’t match, treat it as a red flag.

When in doubt, also check whether the site appears on the Authority’s notices about illegal online operators. The Authority publicizes illegal operators and warns the public about their activity: http://lpt.lrv.lt/en/illegal-online-gambling-operators.