New legislation due to come into force in January 2009 means that Estonia is on the verge of completing a much anticipated modernisation of its gambling regulatory regime. The new law, notified to the European Commission last week, radically increases the capital and machine capacity requirements of existing operators, whilst remote gambling is also to be regulated for the first time. This exclusive analysis summarises the key provisions of the draft law, and provides a sneak preview of what Estonia’s new gambling regime will look like.

CONTENTS
1. Supervision and control of gambling
    1.1. Other relevant bodies
2. Types of gambling regulated
    2.1. Games of chance
    2.2. Lotteries
    2.3. Pari-mutuel betting
    2.4. Games of skill
    2.5. Remote gambling
    2.6. Tournament of a game of chance
    2.7. Promotional lottery
    2.8. Games not considered gambling
3. Gambling operator requirements
    3.1. Games of Chance Operators
    3.2. Games of Skill Operators
    3.3. Pari-Mutuel Betting Operators
    3.4. Lotteries
4. Licence Requirements
5.  Technical compliance mentioned in the draft
6. 'Know Your Customer' requirements
7. Player protection
8. Specific online gambling regulations
    8.1. Online Gambling Licence Requirements
9. Specific  Venue Requirements
10. Penalty provisions
    10.1. General violations
    10.2. Online gambling specific violations
    10.3. Lotteries violations
11. The draft law in the context of gambling law and other laws
    11.1. Repeals certain laws
    11.2. Amends certain laws
    11.3. Relevant Acts not mentioned
12. Implementation dates
13. Summary flowchart
14. Endnotes
    14.1 Online gambling extracts
    14.2. Electronic calculation and control system extracts