Remote Gambling Hits 78% Of Lithuania Gambling Market In H1 2026

^{Pramogų bankas, a well-known casino venue in Vilnius. Lithuania's land-based casinos and slot halls have lost ground to remote operators over the past several years. (Photo: Alma Pater / Wikimedia Commons)}

Lithuania's gambling market generated 153.6 million euros in gross gaming revenue during the first half of 2026, a 16.8% increase on the same period last year, according to figures published by the country's Gambling Supervision Authority (Lošimų priežiūros tarnyba, or LPT) on 14 August 2026.

Remote gambling accounted for around 78% of that total, with online operators generating combined GGR of 119.9 million euros in the first six months of the year, up close to 25% year on year. Land-based venues generated 33.7 million euros over the same period, a decline of 5%, the regulator said in its published statement.

The figures continue a shift the LPT has tracked across several consecutive quarters, in which growth in remote betting and casino play has consistently outpaced the physical segment, which has been shrinking or flat since online gambling first overtook land-based revenue in Lithuania in 2020.

Slots And Table Games Drive Online Growth

Within the remote segment, category A slot machines were the largest single contributor, generating 85.7 million euros in GGR, up roughly a third on the first half of 2025. Remote table games grew 34% to 12.3 million euros. Category B slot machines, a lower-stakes format, saw revenue fall 63% to 424,800 euros, the sharpest decline of any product line the regulator tracks.

Physical table games held broadly steady at 7.7 million euros in GGR. The LPT's data covers the twelve companies that held licences to operate gambling activities in Lithuania as of 30 June 2026.

Lithuania's lottery sector also grew during the period. Ticket turnover rose 8.6% to 87.73 million euros, with prizes paid out increasing 10.5% to 49.29 million euros, leaving lottery GGR at 38.44 million euros, up 6.2% on the first half of 2025. Two private companies operated the country's major lotteries as of the reporting date.

In its statement, the LPT said: 'As in previous quarters, the same trend persists: remote gambling is growing while the physical gambling segment is shrinking.'

Tax Take Rises 11.4%

Tax revenue collected from the gambling and lottery sectors climbed 11.4% to 46.43 million euros in the first half of the year. Gambling operators contributed 30.67 million euros of that total, with lottery operators paying a further 15.76 million euros into the state budget.

The revenue growth comes as Lithuania's Ministry of Finance works on a separate reform of the sector. Officials proposed earlier this year that every gambler be required to hold a mandatory 'player card' to track deposits and winnings across both online and physical venues, a measure intended to strengthen oversight of gambling behaviour. The requirement is scheduled to take effect on 1 January 2029.

Lithuania's first-half report is the latest in a run of similar disclosures from Baltic and Central European regulators this year showing online play displacing retail betting shops and slot halls, a pattern also visible in the LPT's full-year 2025 data, which showed the market growing 13% with remote gambling revenue up 19% against a roughly flat land-based segment.

The LPT publishes detailed company-level breakdowns of gambling and lottery activity alongside each half-year and full-year release, covering both licensed gambling operators and the two large lottery operators active in the market.