| Country/territory | Minimum age | Notes |
|---|
 &#;Albania | 18 |
| &#;Andorra | None |
| &#;Austria | 18[19] |
| &#;Belarus | 18 |
 &#;Belgium | 21 (casinos)
18 (national lottery) |
| &#;Bosnia and Herzegovina | 18 |
| &#;Bulgaria | 18 |
| Croatia | 18 (excluding non-casino machines and private) |
| &#;Cyprus | 18[20] |
| &#;Czech Republic | 18 |
| &#;Denmark | 18 (except sports betting)[21] |
| &#;Estonia | 21 (casinos)[22]
18 (sports betting) 16 (national lottery) |
| &#;Faroe Islands | 18 |
| Finland | 18 |
| France | 18 | Lowered from 21 to 18 on May 5, , for casinos. |
| Germany | 18–21 | Varies by state and the type of gambling, lotteries and casinos are generally rated above 18 except casinos in Baden-Württemberg, Bavaria and Lower Saxony, which are rated above [23] |
| &#;Gibraltar | 18[24] |
| Greece | 21[25] |
| &#;Georgia | 25, or 18 for foreign citizens and stateless persons[26] |
| &#;Guernsey | 18 |
| &#;Hungary | 18[27] |
| &#;Iceland | 18 |
| Ireland | 18 |
| &#;Isle of Man | 18 |
| Italy | 18[28] |
| Kosovo | Illegal | Gambling was outlawed in due to a string of murders that occurred in casinos that year. |
| &#;Latvia | 18[29] |
| &#;Liechtenstein | 18 |
| &#;Lithuania | 18[30] |
| &#;Luxembourg | 18[31] |
| &#;Malta | 18,[32] or 25 for Maltese citizens[33] |
| &#;Moldova | 18 |
| Monaco | 18[34] |
| Montenegro | 18 |
| &#;Netherlands | 18 |
| &#;Northern Cyprus | 18 |
| &#;North Macedonia | 18 |
| &#;Norway | 18 |
| Poland | 18[35] |
| Portugal | 25(some casinos)
18 (some casinos, and all other types)[25] | Portugal has complicated gambling laws. It depends on each casino, and there are even some casinos which allow tourists from the age of 18, and local people from |
| &#;Romania | 18 |
| San Marino | 18[36] |
| Serbia | 18[37] |
| &#;Slovakia | 18[38] |
| &#;Slovenia | 18[39] |
| Spain | 18[25] |
| &#;Sweden | 20 (casinos)[40]
18 (other types)[41] |
 &#;&#;Switzerland | 18[42] |
| &#;Turkey | Illegal (casinos)
18 (lotteries) | Gambling is illegal in Turkey except for lotteries and horse races. |
| &#;Ukraine | 21 |
| UK (United Kingdom) | Age variable by bet: 18
16
None (see the table below for more information)[43] | Gambling ages in the United Kingdom are set out in the Gambling Act Part 4, Protection of children and young persons. | Type of gambling | Minimum
age | Relevant
sections
of the Act |
|---|
Gambling in casinos or other licensed gambling premises
It is illegal to permit any person under the age of 18 to enter a licensed gambling premises.
The only exception is licensed family entertainment centres. | 18 | 46, 47, 48 and 49 | Gaming machine
(Machine category: A, B1, B2, B3, B3A, B4, C) | 18 | 47 and 48 | Gaming machine
(Machine category: D) | None | 46 (2)(e) and 48 (2)(e) | | National lottery | 18 | 48 (2)(c) | | Scratchcards | 18 | 48 (2)(c) | | Football pool | 16 | 48 (2)(d) | | Private or non-commercial gaming and betting | None | 48 (2)(a)&(b) | Equal chance gaming in accordance with a prize gaming permit, or
Equal chance gaming at a licensed family entertainment centre | None | 48 (2)(f)&(g) | Prize gaming at a non-licensed family entertainment centre, or
Prize gaming at a travelling fair | None | 48 (2)(h)&(i) |
|
 &#;Vatican City | None |