Luxembourg appears to be at a crossroads as to how its gambling market will be regulated, with ministers divided between market liberalization or the reintroduction of a full state-controlled monopoly under its 48-year-old gambling law.
Political concerns over gambling addiction in the Grand Duchy have grown in 2025, due to the ease of online gambling being promoted to citizens of Luxembourg via foreign media networks and internet service providers (ISPs).
Deliberations in October saw Dan Biancalana of the Luxembourg Socialist Party call on the government to curb the spread of interactive gaming machines in cafés and update restrictions on online betting and casino platforms.
