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PPPA-AGEVER-01-2020: “Outline and trial an infrastructure dedicated to the implementation of child rights and protection mechanisms in the online domain”

PPPA-AGEVER-01-2020: “Outline and trial an infrastructure dedicated to the implementation of child rights and protection mechanisms in the online domain”

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Age restrictions for online gambling and online sale of age restricted goods: alcohol and tobacco

In one of our previous posts we analysed if the EU’s Audio-Visual Media Services Directive (AVMSD) has been transposed into current national legislation of each Member State and the UK, relating to Online Content.  You can read the article here

Another important topic that the euCONSENT project took into consideration was implementing age restrictions for online gambling and the online sale of restricted goods such as, alcohol and tobacco in all EU Member States and the UK. The research was conducted by our partner Aston University.

Please note the chart is up to date as of June 2021. Some countries may have changed their legislation since this publication. If that’s the case, you can contact our team using the Contact us form below and we will update the information.

Online services: Gambling
Online sale of age-restricted goods: Alcohol and tobacco
Austria

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

Each federal state may have different regulations in relation to the age limits envisaged for certain products. However, in 2019, the federal states agreed to harmonise the laws in relation to youth protection for tobacco and alcohol. It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 16. It is prohibited to sell distilled alcohol such as spirits to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Belgium

Gambling (casinos, arcades and online versions of game of chances) is prohibited to individuals below the age of 21 years. Online betting is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell beverages with more than 0.5% alcohol content to individuals younger than 16. It is prohibited to sell beverages with more than 1.2% (distilled drinks) or 22% (yeasted drinks) alcohol content to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Bulgaria

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Croatia

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Republic of Cyprus

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Czech Republic

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Denmark

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell beverages with more than 16.5% alcohol content to individuals younger than 18. It is prohibited to sell beverages with alcohol content below 16.5% to individuals younger than 16.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Estonia

Gambling (except toto and lottery) is prohibited to individuals below the age of 21 years.Toto is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.Lottery is prohibited to individuals below the age of 16 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Finland

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcoholic beverages to individuals younger than 18. It is prohibited to sell beverages with alcohol content above 22% to individuals younger than 20. It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

France

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Germany

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcoholic beverages (e.g., of beer and wine) to individuals younger than 16. It is prohibited to sell beverages with significant alcohol content (e.g., spirits) to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Greece

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 21 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Hungary

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Ireland

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Italy

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Latvia

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Lithuania

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 20.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Luxembourg

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 16.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Malta

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 17.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

The Netherlands

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Poland

Gambling (except for promotional lotteries and raffle lotteries) is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Portugal

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Romania

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Slovakia

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Slovenia

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Spain

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

Sweden

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years. Individuals have to be at least 20 years old to enter a land-based casino.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 20. It is prohibited to sell folköl beer to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

United Kingdom

Gambling is prohibited to individuals below the age of 18 years.

It is prohibited to sell alcohol to individuals younger than 18.It is prohibited to sell tobacco to individuals younger than 18.

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