Portugal online gambling licences: how to use the SRIJ register

Use the SRIJ “Entidades licenciadas” page. It is the official consumer-facing directory for online gambling permissions in Portugal. It contained 19 operator entries when checked on 24 October 2026, including entries with suspended activities. The page shows an update date of 19 October 2026. One entry names both VS VERSUS BET and VERSUS, so this is a count of directory entries, not distinct brand names, active sportsbooks or operating companies.

The page does more than list brand names. Each entry can identify the approved website, operating company, authorised game categories, licence numbers and later amendments. That makes it substantially stronger evidence than a footer badge or an operator’s marketing page.

Retabet and Vincino received Portuguese licences on 24 July 2026. Retabet Portugal, S.A. holds licence 033 for fixed-odds sports betting and licence 034 for gaming machines. Play Jogo Limited holds licence 035 for games of chance under the Vincino brand.

The directory checked on 24 October still lists both retabet.pt and vincino.pt without a forthcoming label. The SRIJ's 30 July announcement had described Vincino as forthcoming; that dated announcement should not be mistaken for a current availability check. Atlas has not independently verified consumer availability for either website in this review. Retabet returned an access-denied response in the earlier August check; that historical observation is not a fresh availability test. A listed domain and a working consumer service remain separate facts.

Start with the exact site the player intends to use, then reproduce the check against the official entry. Do not stop when the brand name appears.

Portugal distinguishes between betting and games of chance, and individual entries can contain several licences and amendments. A business that appears in the directory should not automatically be described as authorised for every gambling product.

The official directory also records temporary suspensions for particular activities. Nossa Aposta and Luckia have sportsbook activity marked as temporarily suspended while casino permissions remain listed. Moosh's entry says that all activity is temporarily suspended. A careful status therefore combines the current licence entry with the product the user is asking about.

A familiar brand can be operated by a company whose legal name is not obvious to a consumer. The approved Portuguese domain may also differ from international versions of the same brand.

This separation matters when investigating cloned websites or unsupported claims. A valid SRIJ entry for one entity and domain does not validate a different domain merely because it uses similar branding.

ESC Online and Casino Portugal are separate SRIJ entries. The register names ESCOnline at estorilsolcasinos.pt, operated by Estoril Sol Digital, Online Gaming Products and Services, S.A. It lists Casino Portugal at casinoportugal.pt, operated by SFP Online S.A. Match each entity and domain to its own licences.

If a brand, entity or domain cannot be matched, record the result as not listed in the current SRIJ directory and preserve the date of the search. Before drawing a stronger conclusion, test alternative legal and trading names and check whether the product is offered under another approved domain.

For Atlas purposes, “not listed” is an evidence status, not a shortcut for a universal legal conclusion. The legal assessment still depends on the Portuguese framework, the service being offered and the exact facts.

Recheck before publishing a recommendation, after a brand or domain change, and whenever the SRIJ page records a new licence, amendment or suspension. Atlas assigns this market guide a 30-day review cadence because the official directory is actively maintained.

Do not search only for the international brand name and assume that a result applies to every domain. The Portuguese directory is organised around a locally approved website and a named operating entity.

Do not merge casino and sportsbook permissions. The same entry can contain distinct licences, amendments and suspension notes. Finally, do not rely on a screenshot of an old register entry when the live SRIJ page is available.

A useful research note states the brand, exact domain, operator entity, licence number, authorised products, relevant amendments, official URL and check date. It also preserves any limitation, such as a product-specific suspension.

That record can support an Atlas market relation, an editorial claim or a compliance review because another researcher can reproduce it. A note that says only “licensed by SRIJ” cannot.

Is every brand on the SRIJ page authorised for both betting and casino? No. Read the products and licence records in the individual entry. Does a Portuguese licence cover other countries? No; the evidence concerns the Portuguese market and approved local service. Is a missing brand automatically illegal? A missing match is a strong reason not to describe it as licensed, but the research record should still say what was searched and when.

Can a licence be temporarily suspended? Yes. The directory can identify temporary suspension at activity level, which is why the live entry matters more than a static list of brand names.

The directory links Betclic to BEM Operations Limited and betclic.pt, with separate sportsbook licence 001 and games-of-chance licence 004. Amendment 3 to licence 001 records a decision of 28 March 2025: it identifies the original licence as issued on 25 May 2016 and extends its term to 24 May 2028 unless renewed again. That is a stated term for licence 001, not a guarantee that its status cannot change before then.

A different document, amendment 6 to licence 004, dated 3 September 2024, adds Saque ou Crash to that licence. It does not extend licence 001 or supply an expiry date for licence 004. The directory also links a later amendment 7 to licence 004. For a complete casino-term assessment, read that document as well; this worked example does not make that assessment.

The practical rule is to join documents by licence number before comparing dates. A renewal date, an added game and the date Atlas opened a source answer different questions. Copying the latest date beside the brand into every product row would lose those distinctions.

On 24 October 2026, Atlas reconciled the directory's 19 operator entries, the seven table examples, suspension notes and listed domains with the official page. The current licensing overview was also read. The two amendment documents and the historical Retabet/Vincino announcement retain their 20 October check dates; those sources were not reopened for this reconciliation. The older legal-framework PDF retains its 30 July check date and was not re-audited.

The six policy rules in the Portugal market profile were also reviewed against SRIJ guidance on 24 October 2026. That policy check is separate from the dated operator evidence and the 20 October worked-example document checks. It does not establish consumer availability.

This is a register-reading guide, not a new legal opinion, an audit of every licence or a test of operator availability, deposits or withdrawals. No commercial relationship changes the examples or their conclusions. Research Desk will review the guide by 23 November 2026, or earlier if SRIJ changes a relevant entry or document. For operational use, repeat the exact entity-domain-product check when the decision is made.