Nikolai Timofejev
15 years in FinTech and payments. Maps your business model to the right licence scope and leads the file all the way to the SZTFH decision, including banking and payment rails.
Get a gambling license in Hungary.
Central Europe's newest open market: since January 2023, EEA operators can hold Hungary's remote gambling licence - a HUF 10 million administrative fee, HUF 600 million licence fee covering up to seven years, quarterly supervision at 2.5% of net gaming revenue, segregated Hungarian player accounts and a 120-day statutory clock at the SZTFH. A monopoly cracked open, for operators with the experience to enter.
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Hungary in brief
The monopoly that opened its door.
For decades Hungarian online gambling belonged to the state: remote licences were reserved in practice for the national operator, and EU-law challenges piled up against the wall. On 1 January 2023 the wall moved - the amended Gambling Act opened remote gambling (online sports betting) licences to any Hungarian or EEA-established organisation meeting the statutory conditions, supervised by the SZTFH, the Regulated Activities Supervisory Authority. The entry mechanics are heavyweight and published: a non-refundable administrative service fee of HUF 10 million, a licence fee of HUF 600 million paid in advance for the licence period of up to seven years, a quarterly supervision fee of 2.5% of net gaming revenue (floor HUF 100,000, cap HUF 10 million), proof of five years' remote gambling operating experience, a security-audited technical system, and a segregated Hungarian bank account covering all withdrawable player balances at all times. Decisions run on a 120-day clock, with EEA representatives registered in 75.
The market behind the door is worth the stack: ten million consumers in a football-mad economy, EU-member legal standing, and a licence period long enough - seven years - to amortise the entry fee into rational per-year economics. The regime's texture matters: this is a licence designed for proven operators, not startups; the five-year experience requirement and the audit gates say so explicitly. Online casino remains tied to land-based concession structures - the open door is sports betting. We build the EEA structure, the experience file, the audits and the Hungarian banking architecture end to end - from our own Budapest office at Korányi Sándor u. 4.
The opened monopoly: since 1.1.2023 EEA operators can hold Hungary's remote betting licence - HUF 10M admin + HUF 600M for up to 7 years, 2.5% quarterly supervision (capped), 5 years' experience required, segregated Hungarian player account, 120-day clock.
Online casino stays concession-linked - mapped precisely. Ten million consumers behind a filter that keeps the field thin. Built from our own Budapest office.
The two realities
Remote betting - open; casino - concession.
Hungary's map has two territories: the remote gambling (sports betting) licence open to EEA operators, and online casino bound to land-based concession holders. We build for the first and map the second precisely.
The EEA-open betting licence. With the casino boundary mapped.
01 - REMOTE GAMBLING LICENCE
The open licence
The EEA-open permission for online sports betting: HUF 10M administrative fee, HUF 600M for up to seven years, 2.5% quarterly supervision, segregated Hungarian player accounts and the SZTFH's 120-day clock.
The EEA-open permission for online sports betting: HUF 10M administrative fee, HUF 600M for up to seven years, 2.5% quarterly supervision, segregated Hungarian player accounts and the SZTFH's 120-day clock.
- ✓Online sports betting - EEA-open
- ✓HUF 10,000,000 administrative fee
- ✓HUF 600,000,000 · up to 7 years
- ✓Supervision 2.5% quarterly (capped)
- ✓5 years' operator experience required
- ✓120-day statutory decision clock
02 - CASINO · THE CONCESSION MAP
Hard boundaryThe concession reality
Online casino in Hungary remains tied to land-based casino concession structures. A different, negotiated world. We document the boundary for your product and route casino verticals where they are licensable.
Online casino attaches to land-based concessions, not open applications. We route casino verticals where they are licensable.
- ✓Online casino - concession-linked
- ✓Land-based concession holders only
- ✓Not an open-application market
- ✓Precise product mapping
- ✓Casino routed to licensable flags
- ✓Betting built in Hungary properly
Costs and timelines are confirmed for your case before any work begins. Statutory fees are published; audits, banking and representation costs are itemised in your quote.
Why Hungary
A ten-million market, newly open.
Hungary charges heavyweight entry for a licence period long enough to make it rational. In a market that just opened.
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An EEA-open door
Since January 2023, any EEA operator meeting the conditions can apply. The monopoly era's wall replaced by a published rulebook.EEA since 2023.
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Seven-year economics
HUF 600 million buys up to seven years. Amortised, the entry fee resolves to rational per-year cost for a market this size.Entry fee amortised.
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A statutory 120-day clock
Decisions within 120 days. A defined administrative timeline, not an open-ended review.Statutory, defined.
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Early-mover shelf space
The open market is young and the entry stack filters entrants. Operators who build now compete with few, not many.The stack filters.
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Player-fund segregation
The Hungarian-account requirement converts into player trust. The conduct feature that channels the market toward licensees.Trust by design.
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EU-member standing
A licence inside the EU legal order. The standing partners, banks and app stores read without translation.Read without translation.
How it compares
How Hungary differs from other routes.
The comparison in plain terms: the heaviest entry stack in the region. For one of its most protected markets.
Hungary vs other jurisdictions
| Feature |  Hungary | Other jurisdictions |
|---|---|---|
| Openness | EEA-open since 2023 | Long-open or closed |
| Entry | HUF 600M / up to 7 yrs | Annual fees typical |
| Experience | 5 years required | Rarely explicit |
| Casino | Concession-linked | Licensable elsewhere |
Openness
HungaryEEA-open since 2023
Other jurisdictionsLong-open or closed
Entry
HungaryHUF 600M / up to 7 yrs
Other jurisdictionsAnnual fees typical
Experience
Hungary5 years required
Other jurisdictionsRarely explicit
Casino
HungaryConcession-linked
Other jurisdictionsLicensable elsewhere
Country by country
| Country | License type | Taxation | Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hungary | SZTFH remote gambling | Gaming tax + 2.5% supervision | HUF 600M, 5 yrs experience |
 Sweden | Spelinspektionen licences | 22% GGR | SEK 230k fee, Spelpaus |
 Estonia | Activity licence + permits | 6% GGR · 0% retained | €1M capital, EMTA integration |
 Malta | MGA B2C · B2B | 5% eff. + contributions | €100k/€40k capital |
HungaryLicense typeSZTFH remote gambling
TaxationGaming tax + 2.5% supervision
RequirementsHUF 600M, 5 yrs experience
SwedenLicense typeSpelinspektionen licences
Taxation22% GGR
RequirementsSEK 230k fee, Spelpaus
EstoniaLicense typeActivity licence + permits
Taxation6% GGR · 0% retained
Requirements€1M capital, EMTA integration
MaltaLicense typeMGA B2C · B2B
Taxation5% eff. + contributions
Requirements€100k/€40k capital
Before you apply
Requirements for the Hungarian licence.Requirements for the licence.
The SZTFH licenses proven operators against a published stack. The checklist below is what a passing application contains.
01
Eligible organisation. Hungarian or EEA-established, with representation registered where non-resident (75-day clock).
02
Operator experience. Five years' remote gambling operation, proven or verified by the Authority.
03
The fee stack. HUF 10,000,000 administrative fee and HUF 600,000,000 licence fee for the period, paid in advance.
04
Segregated player account. A Hungarian bank account covering all withdrawable player balances at all times.
05
Approved game plan. Participation rules and game plans approved by the SZTFH.
06
Security-audited system. The technical platform audited by a qualified organisation before launch.
07
Personal competency. Certified fit-and-proper status for the applicants and key people.
08
Responsible-gaming framework. Protections engineered per the Gambling Act.
09
AML/CFT programme. Hungarian law compliance with named officers.
10
Supervision-fee machinery. The quarterly 2.5% calculation (floor and cap) owned from day one.
01
Hungarian/EEA organisation.
02
Representation in 75 days.
03
5 years' experience proven.
04
HUF 10M + 600M paid.
05
Hungarian player account.
06
Approved game plans.
07
Security audit passed.
08
Competency certified.
09
AML with named officers.
10
2.5% machinery owned.
Reflects the Gambling Act as amended from 2023 and SZTFH practice as of 2026.Gambling Act (2023 amend.) + SZTFH practice.
How it works
From first call to the SZTFH register.
01
Eligibility and strategy
The experience gate assessed cold, seat and representation mapped. Fixed in writing before any spend.Gate assessed cold.
02
Structure and banking
EEA entity, Hungarian representation and the segregated player-account architecture stood up.Segregation built.
03
Audit and file
The technical system audited, game plans approved-ready, the full dossier assembled with the fee stack.Assembled complete.
04
SZTFH review
The 120-day clock run with question rounds answered from Budapest.120 days, defended.
05
Licence and launch
Up to seven years granted, supervision calendar live. An open market entered properly.≤7 years granted.
Quick facts
RegulatorSZTFH
Open since1 January 2023
Administrative feeHUF 10,000,000
Licence feeHUF 600,000,000
Licence periodUp to 7 years
Supervision2.5% quarterly · capped
Experience gate5 years
Decision clock120 days
Hungary filters entrants by experience and entry stack. Arriving proven, audited and banked is the entire game, and our job.
On the ground in Hungary
Run from our Budapest office.
Prifinance - Hungary
Budapest · Korányi Sándor u. 4
Korányi Sándor u. 4, Budapest
01
Structure and representation
The EEA seat and Hungarian representation registered properly. The 75-day track run in parallel with the main build.Seat + representation.
02
The experience file
Five years of operating history documented to the Authority's standard. The gate that decides eligibility, prepared first.The gate, prepared first.
03
Audits and banking
The security audit sequenced with a qualified auditor and the segregated Hungarian account architecture built with local banks.Sequenced properly.
04
The SZTFH file
Game plans, rules and the full dossier drafted end to end, and defended through the 120-day review from our own Budapest office.Defended from Budapest.
We also have offices in
Tallinn
Estonia
Roseni 13
Vilnius
Lithuania
Gedimino pr. 2
Prague
Czech Republic
Vlkova 532/8, Žižkov
Dubai
UAE
33 Level, Al Saqr Business Tower
London
United Kingdom
7 Bell Yard
Madeira
Portugal
Rua da Alegria 31, 1F
Istanbul
Turkey
Perpa Ticaret Merkezi, A Blok
Good to know
Taxation of gaming operators in Hungary.
A published fee-and-supervision stack with gaming tax per the Act. Modelled into seven-year economics.
The entry stack, amortised
HUF 600 million over up to seven years resolves to rational per-year cost for a ten-million market. The arithmetic that makes the licence make sense.600M over ≤7 years.
Supervision fee 2.5%
Quarterly at 2.5% of net gaming revenue with a HUF 100,000 floor and HUF 10 million cap. A bounded, predictable running charge.Floor and cap.
Gaming tax per the Act
Remote gambling carries gaming tax under the Gambling Act's schedules. Computed per product and modelled before entry.Per Act schedules.
Corporate tax 9%
Hungary's headline corporate rate is the EU's lowest. The backdrop for entity profits behind the gaming-specific charges.EU's lowest.
Segregation as architecture
The Hungarian player-account requirement is banking design, not tax. Built with local banks as part of the licence.Segregation built.
Treaty network 80+
Hungary's broad treaty base. The group above the licensee models cleanly.Clean group above.
Tax summary
Licence feeHUF 600M / ≤7 years
Supervision2.5% quarterly · capped
Gaming taxPer the Act's schedules
Corporate tax9%
Tax treaties80+
*As of 2026 per the Gambling Act and SZTFH schedules. Product-level gaming tax and group outcomes are modelled per structure.
Turnkey professional support
Experienced lawyers and international consultants.
We provide end-to-end support, from company registration and the application file to regulatory interaction and compliance oversight - with an individualized approach to each client.
Oleksii Kindratenko
Builds the application itself: structure, AML/KYC policy pack, capital structure and tax registrations. His document sets are the reason reviews finish in months, not years.
Eugeniu Bevziuc
First point of contact for international founders. Runs the whole setup remotely, across time zones and languages - from the first call to a live, licensed operator.
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Full-service assistance - from the experience file and EEA structure to the audit, Hungarian banking and the 120-day review - run through our own Budapest office.
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The Hungary gaming licence - the questions we hear.
Is Hungary's gambling market really open?+
For remote gambling - online sports betting - yes: since 1 January 2023 any Hungarian or EEA-established organisation meeting the statutory conditions can apply to the SZTFH. Online casino remains tied to land-based concession structures.
What does the licence cost?+
A non-refundable administrative fee of HUF 10 million and a licence fee of HUF 600 million paid in advance for the licence period of up to seven years - plus a quarterly supervision fee of 2.5% of net gaming revenue (floor HUF 100,000, cap HUF 10 million).
What is the experience requirement?+
Five years of remote gambling operation, proven by the applicant or verified by the Authority - the gate that makes this a proven-operator market. We prepare the experience file first, because it decides eligibility.
What banking is required?+
A segregated Hungarian bank account covering all withdrawable player balances at all times - player-fund architecture built with local banks as part of the licence, not after it.
How long does licensing take?+
The statutory decision clock is 120 days, with non-resident EEA representatives registered in 75 - realistically six to ten months end to end including the audit and banking build.
Can a foreign company hold the licence?+
Any EEA-established organisation qualifies, with Hungarian representation registered for non-residents. Non-EEA groups enter through an EEA entity - we structure the seat as part of the build.
How are operators taxed?+
The published stack: the amortised licence fee, the capped 2.5% quarterly supervision fee and gaming tax per the Act's product schedules - against Hungary's 9% corporate rate, the EU's lowest. We model the full economics before entry.
What about online casino?+
Concession-linked: online casino rights attach to land-based casino concession structures, not open applications. We document that boundary for your product and route casino verticals to flags where they are licensable.
Is the market worth the entry stack?+
Ten million consumers, football-first betting culture, EU standing and an entry filter that keeps the field thin - for operators with the experience gate passed, the seven-year arithmetic is among the region's most interesting. We run the numbers with you, line by line.
Why Prifinance for Hungary?+
Our own Budapest office at Korányi Sándor u. 4, the experience file prepared to the Authority's standard, audits and Hungarian banking sequenced properly, and the 120-day review defended locally.
Open market?+
Betting yes; casino concession.
Cost?+
HUF 10M + 600M / ≤7 yrs.
Experience?+
5 years, proven.
Banking?+
Hungarian segregated account.
How long?+
120-day clock; 6-10 months.
Foreign holder?+
EEA direct, with rep.
Taxes?+
Stack + 9% CIT.
Casino?+
Routed elsewhere, openly.
Worth it?+
Thin field, big market.
Why you?+
Own Budapest office.
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