Electronic gambling reporting (EHMA)
Before obtaining a permit, the company applying for the operating permit must implement an electronic recordkeeping and control system (in Estonian elektrooniline arvestus ja kontrolli süsteem – EAKS) which collects the organiser’s data on gambling software, hardware, games played, bets, prizes and the like. More detailed information on the data that must be collected can be found in the regulation of the Minister of Finance.
The Tax and Customs Board must have access to the operator’s gambling data. For this purpose, the organiser’s recordkeeping and control system (EAKS) must be connected to the Tax and Customs Board’s electronic gambling reporting system (EHMA). This allows the Tax and Customs Board to securely request data from the organiser’s system across the X-tee data exchange layer.
Instructions for connecting the systems:
Specification of electronic gambling reporting system (EHMA) | pdf
Legal basis
Regulation No 26 of the Minister of Finance
Gambling ActList of persons with restrictions on gambling
The purpose of the list of persons with restrictions on gambling (HAMPI) is to offer players the opportunity to restrict playing games of chance, toto and classical lottery. At the same time, a person can choose which type of gambling he or she restricts. The restriction does not apply to instant lotteries (e.g. scratch cards).
A player has three options to place a restriction: through the e-MTA, at the service bureau of the Tax and Customs Board or at the gaming location of the game of chance or toto. More information on setting gambling restrictions can be found on the page “Setting restrictions on gambling”.
Before allowing a person to play, gambling operators must check the list for a restriction and ensure that persons who are prohibited from playing are not allowed to play the games on which they have imposed a restriction.
The list of persons with restrictions on gambling is managed by the Tax and Customs Board and compliance with it is mandatory for all gambling operators holding an operating permit in Estonia.
Legal basis
Upon implementation of the list of persons with restrictions on gambling, operators must follow the following procedures.
Subchapter 2 of the Statutes of the Register of Taxable Persons
Gambling operators are allowed to use the data entered in the list of persons with restrictions on gambling only to verify the existence of a restriction.
The existence of a restriction can be checked:
1. via X-tee data exchange layer service
- as single requests using “emta.OmpiKontrollV2.v1”
- as mass requests using “emta.OmpiAndmedV2.v1”
2. from the e-MTA
To check the restriction, sign in to the e-services environment of the Tax and Customs Board e-MTA: Registers and inquiries – Restrictions on gambling.
In order to use the service, an employee of a gambling operator must have the access permission titled “View the List of Persons with Restrictions on Gambling (HAMPI)”.
To check restriction using X-tee service, submit an application to the Tax and Customs Board containing:
- a list of services and environments to which you need access;
- a list of persons (first and last name, personal identification code and job title) who require access to the listed data to perform their duties;
- security measures to be applied to the processing of the list described and the possibility to check the implementation of the list.
To access the list using X-tee, see the following specification:
HAMPI services organiser specification | pdf
More information on the principles of the operation of the data exchange layer X-tee, the software and hardware needed to use the services can be found on the Estonian Information System Authority’s website.
All applications for placing gambling restrictions submitted at gaming locations of a game of chance or toto must be received by the gambling operator and immediately sent to the Tax and Customs Board’s e-mail address [email protected] together with a copy of the applicant’s identity document.
The original of the application and a copy of the identity document must be sent to the Tax and Customs Board at the address Lõõtsa 8a, Tallinn.
Application forms to be submitted at gaming locations
Additional information
Questions related to the connection of systems should be sent by e-mail to [email protected].
Last updated: 25.11.2022