The Czech Republic notified the European Commission on 28 January 2026 of a draft decree revising gambling data and financial reporting rules. It would cut extended reporting submissions from three times daily to once and remove some reporting duties; the standstill period is due to end on 29 April 2026.
The proposed reporting changes could reduce operators’ data-submission frequency and alter their compliance processes.
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Allwyn has asked the European Commission to consider its concerns that Austria’s proposed online gambling market timetable leaves too little time to establish supervisory infrastructure. The draft law is provisionally scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2027, with new concessionaires potentially launching from 1 October; the Austrian Association for Betting and Gambling said it remained confident in the timetable.
Finland has notified the European Commission of a draft rule on the technical format for transmitting gambling account transaction data under its Gambling Act. The proposed requirements would define which transactions licensees report, their structure and content, and when they are generated; the standstill period ends on 3 February 2027. The rule is proposed to take effect on 1 July 2027.
Finland has submitted a draft regulation to the European Commission on the technical format for transmitting gambling account transaction data under the Finnish Gambling Act (10/2026). The standstill deadline is 3 February 2027. The proposed regulation would take effect on 1 July 2027.
Malta submitted a detailed opinion on Austria’s proposed online gambling law, delaying its approval process, according to the report. Austria must demonstrate the draft’s compliance with EU treaties by 7 December 2026; the proposal includes multiple concessions, website blocking and payment blocking against unlicensed operators.
Malta's government has decided to submit a detailed opinion on Austria's draft online gambling law, which slows the bill's approval process. Austria must now demonstrate by 7 December 2026 that the draft complies with EU treaties.
Malta’s detailed opinion has extended the European notification standstill for Austria’s online gambling reform to 7 December 2026, according to the European Commission’s TRIS entry. Austria cannot finally adopt the notified draft during the period, although parliamentary discussions may continue; the draft would replace the online casino monopoly with multiple concessions.
Austria submitted a draft law on online gambling and telecommunications to the European Commission under notification 2026/0415/AT. Malta issued a detailed opinion, extending the standstill period to 7 December 2026; Austria cannot finally adopt the affected provisions during that period.
The ordinary standstill period for Austria's notification 2026/0415/AT to the European Commission ends on 5 November 2026. The notification carries a draft federal law amending Austria's gambling legislation and the Telecommunications Act 2021.