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Best online casinos in Portugal

Portugal licenses online casinos through the Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (Turismo de Portugal). Locally licensed casinos are listed first and marked; every entry shows its licence and whether it accepts players from Portugal.

Regulated market 18+ 175 casinos By the Gambling Hero editorial team · Checked October 25, 2026

Short answer

175 casinos in our database accept players from Portugal, 12 of them with a local licence. The minimum age to gamble is 18.

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Casinos accepting Portugal: key figures

Looking at the licences of the 175 casinos that accept Portugal: Kahnawà:ke Gaming Commission (54), Anjouan Offshore Finance Authority (gaming licences) (44), Malta Gaming Authority (35). For deposits and withdrawals, Visa (116), Mastercard (110), Skrill (103), Bank Transfer (SEPA / SWIFT) (94), Neteller (91) appear most often in their banking pages. A live casino is available at 153 of these sites; 104 take crypto payments. Their average score in our ratings is 6.9 out of 10. 12 hold the local licence required in Portugal.

Legal situation in Portugal

Portugal regulates online gambling under the Legal Regime for Online Gambling and Betting (RJO), approved by Decree-Law No. 66/2015 of 29 April. The Gambling Regulation and Inspection Service (SRIJ), part of Turismo de Portugal, supervises the market, and licences are issued by the Gambling Commission. Licences are available for games of chance, which cover slot-style games, blackjack and roulette, and for fixed-odds sports betting. Applicants must be companies with their seat in the EU or the EEA and a branch in Portugal. They must also meet integrity, financial and technical requirements.

There is no cap on the number of licences, and operators can apply at any time. Each licence runs for three years and can be renewed. In 2026 SRIJ listed 19 licensed entities, all on .pt domains, and in July 2026 it issued casino and betting licences to two more operators. Licensed operators must keep minors out and give players tools to limit deposits and stakes. They must also offer self-exclusion on their own sites.

Online casino games are legal for players in Portugal on sites run by SRIJ-licensed operators (licences for 'jogos de fortuna ou azar').

Check the site against SRIJ's list of licensed entities, which all use .pt domains, before opening an account. A self-exclusion through the SRIJ platform covers every licensed site, with a minimum period of three months.

Full legal overview for Portugal · Serviço de Regulação e Inspeção de Jogos (Turismo de Portugal)

Help and self-exclusion in Portugal

Free, confidential support: SRIJ player support services

Self-exclusion: SRIJ online self-exclusion platform