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Austrian Lotteries and Pragmatic Play Open a Live Casino Studio in Vienna

In April 2025 Austrian Lotteries opened a live casino studio in Vienna, run with Pragmatic Play, that streams blackjack, roulette and a German-language game show to win2day, the only licensed online casino in Austria.

Announced April 2025 Vienna, 400 m² win2day only
By Nathan Williams Published Updated 1 min read
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Key points

  1. 400 m²

    The Vienna studio streams live blackjack, roulette and the game show Crazy Prater Rad to win2day.

  2. 80 → 150

    The companies reported 80 jobs at opening and a target of up to 150 full-time roles.

  3. 1 licence

    win2day, run by Austrian Lotteries, is the only licensed online casino in Austria.

Austrian Lotteries and Pragmatic Play Open a Live Casino Studio in Vienna

Austrian Lotteries (Österreichische Lotterien) and Pragmatic Play opened a live casino studio in Vienna in April 2025. The tables stream to win2day, the online platform of Austrian Lotteries and the only online casino licensed in Austria.

What the studio offers

According to the launch announcement, the studio covers about 400 square metres and opened with live blackjack, live roulette and Crazy Prater Rad, a money-wheel game show named after the Prater amusement park. The companies described it as the first game show presented in German.

Pragmatic Play had already supplied slots to win2day since May 2023. The studio extends that partnership to live dealer games, with German-speaking dealers working from Vienna instead of a studio abroad.

Jobs and the people behind it

The companies reported 80 jobs at launch, with up to 150 full-time roles planned. Austrian Lotteries director general Erwin van Lambaart and win2day managing director Georg Wawer presented the studio as part of the company's plan to keep players on the licensed platform instead of unlicensed sites.

Where it fits

Live casino studios commonly serve several operators from one site. This studio was built for a single licence holder. For other studios and what they stream, see our live casino studios overview.

Sources

  • Austrian Lotteries and Pragmatic Play launch announcement, April 2025

What it means for players in Austria

  • Good for you
    Language

    Players on win2day get blackjack, roulette and a game show with German-speaking dealers.

  • What it means
    Choice

    These tables are exclusive to win2day. They are not offered at the casinos in our worldwide ranking.

  • What it means
    Licensing

    Online casino in Austria is licensed only to Austrian Lotteries. In June 2026 the Austrian government agreed a reform that would open online licensing to private operators, with licences available from 30 September 2027 if the law passes.

So what If you play from Austria, win2day is the licensed option and these Vienna tables are part of it. Our Austria page explains the law and the planned reform.

Sources: Austrian Lotteries and Pragmatic Play announcement (April 2025); Austrian reform plans from Gaming Intelligence (June 2026).

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Key dates

  1. Done

    Pragmatic Play slots go live on win2day

  2. The news

    Vienna live studio opens

    Blackjack, roulette and Crazy Prater Rad for win2day.

  3. Coming up

    Earliest date for new licences under the June 2026 reform plan

Sources: launch announcement; Gaming Intelligence (June 2026); iGaming Business.