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1. Market overview
Where the market sits, who runs it and under what law.
Luxembourg: Regulatory Framework
Gambling
- Law of May 22, 2009 related to the National Foundation and the National Lottery (National Lottery Law)
- Law of April 20, 1977 on the operation of a business of “games of chance” (Gambling Law)
- Grand-Ducal Regulation of February 12, 1979 on sports betting and authorised games(1979 Regulation)
- Grand-Ducal Regulation of September 7, 1987 on betting and sports betting(1987 Regulation)
- Grand-Ducal Regulation of March 8, 2002 on the conditions to operate games of chance (2002 Regulation)
- Penal Code
Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
- Law of November 12, 2004 on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism (AML Law)
- Grand-Ducal Regulation of October 29, 2010
Data Protection
- Law of August 2, 2002 on the protection of persons with regard to the processing of personal data (Data Protection Law)
- General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR)
Advertising
- Consumer Code
- Law of April 20, 1977 on the operation of a business of “games of chance” (Gambling Law)
Grand-Ducal Regulation of September 7, 1987 on betting and sports betting (1987 Regulation)
Gambling Regulator
Ministry of Justice
13, rue Erasme – Centre administratif Pierre Werner
L-1468 Luxembourg Tel: (+352) 247-84537 Email: info@mj.public.lu
Website: www.mj.gouvernement.lu
3, rue de la Congrégation
L-1352 Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Tel: (+352) 247-82600
Email : Ministry-Finances@fi.etat.lu
Website: https://mfin.gouvernement.lu
National Foundation of Grand-Duchess Charlotte (Œuvre Nationale de Secours Grande-Duchesse Charlotte)
18, rue Léon Laval
L-3372 Leudelange Tel:(+352) 22 56 67 – 1 Email: secretariat@oeuvre.lu
Website: www.oeuvre.lu
AML Regulator
Financial Intelligence Unit (Cellule de Renseignement Financier (CRF))
41B, bd. Franklin D. Roosevelt L-2080 Luxembourg Tel: (+352) 47 59 81-2447
Email: crf@justice.etat.lu
Website: www.justice.public.lu/fr/organisation-justice/crf.html
Financial Sector Supervisory Commission (Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF))
283, Route d’Arlon
L-1150 Luxembourg
Tel: (+352) 26 25 1 - 1
Email: direction@cssf.lu
Website: https://www.cssf.lu/
Data Protection Authority
National Commission for Data Protection (Commission Nationale pour la Protection des Données (CNPD))
15 Boulevard du Jazz
L-4370 Belvaux
Tel: (+352) 26 10 60-1
Email: dpo@cnpd.lu
Website: www.cnpd.public.lu
Advertising Regulator
To the best of Vixio’s knowledge, there is no specific regulator responsible for the oversight of advertising in Luxembourg.
- Region
- Europe
- Legal status of gambling
- Regulated
- National regulator
- Ministry of Justice.
- Regulator website
- Under verification
- Key legislation
- Law of 20 April 1977 on the operation of a business of games of chance (Gambling Law); Law of 22 May 2009 on the National Foundation and the National Lottery (National Lottery Law); Grand-Ducal Regulations of 12 February 1979 and 7 September 1987 on sports betting; Grand-Ducal Regulation of 8 March 2002 on the conditions to operate games of chance; the Penal Code.
- Minimum player age
- Under verification
5. Technical requirements and compliance
What has to be certified, recorded and kept inside the border.
- Certification and game testing
- Under verification
- Responsible gambling
- Under verification
- AML regime
- Under verification
- AML and KYC
- Law of 12 November 2004 on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism; Grand-Ducal Regulation of 29 October 2010.
- Server and data localisation
- Under verification
6. Marketing and advertising
What may be said about the product, and where.
- Advertising
- Under verification
- Advertising restrictions
- Consumer Code; Law of 20 April 1977 (Gambling Law); Grand-Ducal Regulation of 7 September 1987 on betting and sports betting. The source notes there is no gambling-specific advertising regulator in Luxembourg.
- Sponsorship
- Under verification
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Information is provided for general regulatory intelligence purposes and should not be treated as legal advice for a specific transaction or business model. Regulatory requirements may change and should be confirmed before market entry or implementation.