Austria’s online gambling reform faces November 5 end of EU standstill period

Austria's plan to end its online gambling monopoly faces a European deadline on November 5, 2026. The standstill period under the European Union's Technical Regulation Information System (TRIS) procedure expires on that date, and lawmakers cannot adopt the legislation before then. The Finance Ministry has stated that parliamentary proceedings may continue during the standstill period. However, the legislation itself cannot be adopted until the period ends , and the European Commission's (EC) notification record currently lists November 5 as the end date.