{"id":16342,"date":"2026-05-15T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=16342"},"modified":"2026-05-15T10:28:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T15:28:09","slug":"hungary-reviews-lottery-sector-and-boosts-gaming-expectations","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/hungary-reviews-lottery-sector-and-boosts-gaming-expectations\/","title":{"rendered":"Hungary reviews lottery sector and boosts gaming expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hungary entered a new phase for its gambling industry after the new government of Prime Minister <strong>P\u00e9ter Magyar<\/strong> announced reviews of the country\u2019s lottery model, state gaming supervision and sector tax structure. The move, revealed this week following the official formation of the cabinet on <strong>May 12, 2026<\/strong>, is generating strong expectations across the European gaming market over a possible redesign of the system historically dominated by state-owned operator <strong>Szerencsej\u00e1t\u00e9k Zrt.<\/strong> and a potentially broader opening of the online betting sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16352\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/ADS-MVE-300x250.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>At the center of the discussion is the political and financial review of <strong>Szerencsej\u00e1t\u00e9k Zrt.<\/strong>, the company that maintains the state monopoly over lotteries and a large share of Hungary\u2019s retail betting market. New Finance Minister <strong>Andr\u00e1s K\u00e1rm\u00e1n<\/strong> questioned how lottery revenues have been used and announced a gradual removal of special sector taxes imposed during the government of <strong>Viktor Orb\u00e1n<\/strong>. At the same time, Minister for Social Relations and Culture <strong>Zolt\u00e1n Tarr<\/strong> confirmed that the administration will review public-media and cultural financing mechanisms indirectly supported by lottery-generated funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/hungary-reviews-lottery-sector-and-boosts-gaming-expectations2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/hungary-reviews-lottery-sector-and-boosts-gaming-expectations2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/hungary-reviews-lottery-sector-and-boosts-gaming-expectations2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/hungary-reviews-lottery-sector-and-boosts-gaming-expectations2-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hungary regulates gambling through the <strong>Act XXXIV of 1991 on Gambling Operations<\/strong>, the country\u2019s main gaming law covering casinos, sports betting, lotteries and online gambling under the supervision of the <strong>Supervisory Authority for Regulatory Affairs (SZTFH)<\/strong>, led by <strong>Dr. Marcell B\u00edr\u00f3<\/strong>. The authority oversees licensing, technical compliance, illegal-operator blocking measures and digital payment supervision. Since <strong>2023<\/strong>, Hungary has formally opened the online sports betting market to operators from the European Economic Area, although the system remains heavily controlled through state structures and concession-based licensing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"673\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/hungary-reviews-lottery-sector-and-boosts-gaming-expectations3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/hungary-reviews-lottery-sector-and-boosts-gaming-expectations3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/hungary-reviews-lottery-sector-and-boosts-gaming-expectations3-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/hungary-reviews-lottery-sector-and-boosts-gaming-expectations3-768x517.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p> <em>Dr. Marcell B\u00edr\u00f3<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Market figures explain why the debate is strategically important. <strong>Szerencsej\u00e1t\u00e9k Zrt.<\/strong> reported approximately <strong>EUR 3.25 billion<\/strong> in revenue during 2024, more than <strong>1.1 million registered players<\/strong> and roughly <strong>EUR 447 million<\/strong> paid in taxes and regulatory contributions. Hungary\u2019s gambling market is already valued above <strong>USD 1.7 billion<\/strong>, while the online segment remains one of the fastest-growing gaming markets in Central Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"700\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9622\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>What comes next for Hungary could reshape the country\u2019s gaming ecosystem; review of gambling concessions inherited from the Orb\u00e1n era, stronger pressure against illegal operators, possible competitive expansion for online betting and new debates over how state lottery revenues should be distributed and supervised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hungary entered a new phase for its gambling industry after the new government of Prime Minister P\u00e9ter Magyar announced reviews of the country\u2019s lottery model, state gaming supervision and sector tax structure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16343,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[57,3184,15,5074,31,1426,102,585,105,1218],"class_list":{"0":"post-16342","1":"europe","2":"type-europe","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sin-categoria","8":"tag-casinos","9":"tag-europe","10":"tag-gambling","11":"tag-hungary","12":"tag-lotteries","13":"tag-lottery","14":"tag-online-betting","15":"tag-online-gambling","16":"tag-sports-betting","17":"tag-tax","18":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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