According to its Constitution Slovakia is a law-governed state with civil law system. The territory of Slovakia is united and indivisible. The Act No 171/2005 on Gambling Games regulates in unity main aspects of gambling industry in Slovakia. The Act … Read More
The primary regulator for betting, lotteries, bingo and gaming machines in Italy is the Amministrazione Autonoma dei Monopoli di Stato – AAMS (Independent State Monopolies Administration), a department of the Ministry of Economics and Finance. Casinos and local smaller lotteries … Read More
The basic rule is that Portuguese law prohibits private persons and other entities to freely engage in the exploitation of gambling. Gaming can be allowed by a special authorization of the State. The authorizations are awarded for fixed periods of … Read More
The Irish betting and gaming industry consists of horserace betting, greyhound race betting and a National Lottery. The Minister for Finance regulates the National Lottery under the National Lottery Act 1986; the Minister for Agriculture and Food regulates betting under … Read More
The Republic of Poland is a unitary civil law state. Principal Law for the regulation of the gambling industry is the Law of 29 July 1992 on games and mutual wagering. Law of 29 July 1992 on games and mutual … Read More
Betting and gaming in Hungary is under the authority of the Ministry of Finance and is supervised by the Hungarian Gambling Supervisory Authority. The state lottery, Szerencsejáték Zrt., was founded on 1 January 1991 as the successor to the Sports … Read More
Subsection a) of Article 1 of the Act on Games of Chance of 1964 (O.J. 1964, 313.) prohibits the organization of games of chance in the Netherlands unless the operator is validly licensed by the Dutch authorities. (Life insurance, certain … Read More
Greece has casinos, two national lotteries, and several types of gambling on football results as well as horse betting and 14,000 card-playing clubs. The major components of the Greek gambling market are betting, casinos and lotteries. Until relatively recently, much … Read More
Malta has opted to embrace the gaming industry and permits a broad range of activities. Important distinctions, however, are made between gaming by Maltese residents and foreigners – the latter being subject to less stringent regulation than the former. Malta … Read More
A martingale is a technique giving the illusion of increasing the chances of winning in gambling while respecting the rules. The principle depends completely on the type of game that is the target and, in many cases, the rules are … Read More
Each of the sixteen regional or lander governments has delegated power to set standards for casinos, lotteries and sports betting. Each lander is free to determine its own tax rate. The average gambling tax is nearly 80%, with some as … Read More
Luxembourg regulations based on the principle of prohibition of exploitation of gambling set in Article 1 of the Law of 20 April 1977. So any authorized game operates on the basis of an exemption to the ban. Such is the … Read More
