Balkans

Endorphina enters the Croatian market!

The HALLO ECHO

The trendy and creative Endorphina Games is not slowing down at all when it comes to their march around the globe. In addition to their recently acquired ONJN license in Romania, they’ve just conquered another new market – Croatia. Sprawled along the Adriatic shores, the Croatian gambling market is a promising niche in global gambling.…

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Bulgarian Revenue Agency Assumes Power to Regulate Gambling

The HALLO ECHO

  The National Revenue Agency (NRA) has officially assumed the power of regulating the gambling industry in Bulgaria. The country’s National Assembly passed a resolution to this effect last month. It replaces the State Commission on Gambling (SCG). NRA Director Galya Dimitrova, who has the option to nominate a deputy to oversee the regulated gaming…

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Bulgarian Legislature Approves the Bill to Abolish Gambling Commission

The HALLO ECHO

  The Bulgarian legislature has approved the second reading of a bill that aims to abolish Bulgaria’s existing gambling regulator and hand its duties to the National Revenue Agency, as well as to introduce new capital requirements for licensees. Bill 054-01-51 to Amend and Supplement the Gambling Act was introduced in June and approved by…

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Bulgarian Bill Proposes Closure of Most Casinos

The HALLO ECHO

  A political leader has presented a bill to the Bulgarian parliament which proposes the closure of most of the country’s casinos and gambling halls by the end of 2025. Put forward by Valeri Simeonov, leader of the National Front for Salvation of Bulgaria (NFSB), the bill proposes that casinos and gambling halls be allowed…

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Bulgarian Gambling Regulator Suspends Eurofootball Licence

The HALLO ECHO

  The Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling has suspended the licence of bookmaker Eurofootball for three months over unpaid taxes. The commission said that Eurofootball could resume betting activities if it pays 329 million levs ($182.11 million) to the state within three months. Eurofootball was founded in 1990 and became hugely successful with more than…

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Serbia Plans to Raise Online Gambling Taxes

The HALLO ECHO

  The lawmakers in Serbia are pushing a bill that would set higher online gambling taxes. Serbia currently taxes online gaming at 5% of GGR but the new bill would increase this to 15% for online betting and 10% for other games. The bill would also allow for up to 10 licenses to be awarded…

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