bet-at-home plans to cut 65 jobs at its Austrian subsidiary as part of a restructuring plan approved by its management and supervisory boards, the company said. The move is intended to align costs with lower revenue, while the group cited legal uncertainty in Austria as a main reason for forecasting a negative full-year result.
The planned cuts and Austrian legal uncertainty affect bet-at-home’s costs and outlook in the market.
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Austria's Finance Ministry has reportedly completed a draft bill to open the online gambling market to multiple licensed providers, with debate and a parliamentary vote expected before the July summer recess. The reported proposal would retain the lottery monopoly and set limits including a €2 stake cap per game; the bill's provisions have not been enacted.
Documents released by the Kansspelautoriteit (KSA) show that it sought transaction records from banks and payment providers linked to suspected illegal gambling, according to a report on the disclosures. In 2018, the regulator requested iDEAL transaction data involving Unibet accounts from ABN AMRO and ING, giving the banks two weeks to respond; later records describe an expansion to electronic money institutions in March 2022.
Banijay Group said it completed the sale of its 53.9% holding in bet-at-home.com AG, following its announcement on 28 October. François Riahi and Véronique Giraudon also left bet-at-home’s Supervisory Board with immediate effect, the group said.
bet-at-home reported gross betting and gaming revenue of €35.6m for the first nine months of 2025, down 5.4%.
A parliamentary response cited in the report says 29 gambling providers based in tax havens carried out self-assessments in Austria in 2023. The report estimates their gross gaming revenue at about €150 million, while citing another estimate of €221 million; it also says around 800 unlicensed online providers operate in the country.