Under a 2018 law, Albania closed around four thousand betting points and slot halls from January 2019 and banned online gambling. Prime Minister Edi Rama has acknowledged that the ban did not remove demand but pushed it offshore.
Partial re-legalisation
In 2024 only online sports betting was re-legalised, with licences for up to 10 operators, a 15% tax on gross gaming revenue and sign-up with a national ID card. Online casino and poker remain outside the law.
Wagering in euros
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Payments
Albanian bank cards are sometimes declined; crypto and e-wallets are the most used methods.
β Questions people ask
No. A law passed in 2018 banned betting shops, slot halls and online gambling from 1 January 2019. Casinos are allowed only in a few five-star hotels. The casinos listed hold foreign licences and are not supervised by Albanian authorities.
Parliament re-legalised online sports betting in February 2024. In March 2026 the government adopted the licensing procedure for up to 10 operators on ten-year licences, but as of August 2026 the tender had not opened.
The Gambling Supervision Authority (AMLF), with a licensing commission for online betting.
There is no protection from Albanian institutions. Disputes go to the authority that issued the licence, usually in CuraΓ§ao, and can take a long time.