Online gambling in Estonia
Until 2009 the Estonian government was largely silent on the issue of online gambling. In August of that year authorities announced that they would be introducing online gambling specific legislation and an associated regulatory regime planned for implementation as early as 2010. At the time of writing, a draft of the so called Estonia Gambling Act was to be submitted to the European Commission for review and ratification before adoption as law.
Included in proposed law are requirements that all operators permitted to accept Estonian player bets be licensed in Estonia, or accept the bets through a sub-contracted operator licensed in Estonia. This requirement is more onerous than the position endorsed by EU law, that a license issued in any EU Member country should be sufficient. It may well be that the Estonia Gambling Act goes through a few amendments before becoming law.
From a practical player perspective, the introduction of the new law should have little impact on the ability of Estonians to access online casinos either currently or in the future. One the laws/regulations are in place, licensed operators may start to become more visible to locals from an advertising and sponsorship perspective.
Best live casino for Estonian players
Set out below are some great casinos offering live dealers and accepting Estonian players.
| Casinos |  Player access |
 Banking |
 Toll free support |
 Local language |
 Games |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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No restrictions on sign -ups from Estonia | No deposit restrictions. Maintain account in € EURO |
No | No | European based dealer room with Euro centric games |
 Read review | Visit |
No restrictions on sign -ups from Estonia | No deposit restrictions. Maintain account in € EURO |
No | No | European based dealer room with Euro centric games. |
