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Austria is a highly regulated market for gambling, betting and digital gaming products. Operators, suppliers, platforms and investors must navigate federal gambling law, provincial betting rules, EU law, consumer protection, data regulation and an evolving enforcement environment. We advise Austrian and international B2C and B2B market participants on market entry, product launches, ongoing operations, transactions and disputes.
Our Betting & Gaming practice combines Regulatory, Litigation & Disputes, Advertising, Marketing & Sponsorship, Data Privacy, Intellectual Property, Crypto & Fintech, Platforms, Sport, Prize Draw Competitions, Sweepstakes, Lootboxes, Prediction Markets, AI, Content Distribution, Corporate and M&A. For international businesses, the key is to assess the actual product mechanics, target market, payment flows and distribution model rather than rely on labels or a foreign licence.
Legal status note – August 2026: References to Austria’s proposed online multi-licence regime concern the current ministerial draft and should not be presented as enacted law.
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Digital products rarely fit within a single legal category. Software, platforms, data, artificial intelligence, cloud services, fintech and digital content create overlapping regulatory, contractual and intellectual-property issues. We advise technology businesses, start-ups, scale-ups, investors and established companies on developing, launching and operating digital products in Austria and across the EU.
Our Technology Law practice covers AI, Data Privacy, Intellectual Property, Crypto & Fintech, Platforms, Regulatory and Litigation & Disputes. We focus on legal structures that support product development, identify regulatory risks early and align contracts, data flows and IP ownership with the commercial model.
Legal status – August 2026: EU digital regulation is developing quickly. AI Act, platform and financial-regulatory requirements should be checked against the current product and implementation timeline before launch or publication.
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eSports sits at the intersection of competition, entertainment, technology and digital platforms. Teams, professional players, tournament organisers, publishers, sponsors, streaming platforms and betting businesses operate within a framework combining Regulatory, Advertising, Marketing & Sponsorship, Data Privacy, Intellectual Property, Sport, Platforms and Loot Boxes.
We advise eSports stakeholders on contracts, tournament and platform models, brand partnerships, regulatory classification and disputes. The legal structure must reflect both applicable law and the private rules imposed by game publishers, tournament operators and platforms.
Legal status – August 2026: The discussion of loot boxes reflects current Austrian Supreme Court case law and does not replace a review of the specific game and monetisation model.
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Businesses need legal structures that work in day-to-day operations and remain reliable through growth, financing, disputes and transactions. We advise Austrian and international companies from formation and ongoing corporate governance to commercial contracts, M&A and litigation.
Our Commercial Law practice combines Regulatory, Litigation & Disputes, Corporate, M&A and Intellectual Property. For technology and regulated businesses, we can integrate data protection, AI, fintech and betting & gaming requirements into the wider corporate and commercial structure.
Team
Attorneys
Research assistants
Mechthild Wochesländer
Counsel
Backoffice
Carina Naterer
