Regulatory Framework

Gambling

• Gambling Act 1995
• Gambling Tax Act 1999
• Lottery Tax Act 2013
• Law on the Tax on Winnings from Classic Games of Chance 2008
• Rules on the organisation of games of chance via the internet or other telecommunication means
• Regulation on the detailed conditions to be met by the organiser in the permanent organisation of classic games of chance

A list of gambling-related laws, rules, and regulations is available on the Financial Administration’s website.

Anti-Money Laundering

• Prevention of Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Act (Official Gazette of the Republic of Slovenia No. 48/2022)
• Guidelines for the implementation of the Act on the Prevention of Money Laundering and the Financing of Terrorism for concessionaires and organisers of games of chance from 20 November 2017

A list of anti-money laundering-related legislation in Slovenia is available on the website of the Office for the Prevention of Money Laundering.

Data Protection

• Personal Data Protection Act 2023
• EU General Data Protection Regulation No. 2016/679

Advertising

• Gambling Act 1995

Slovenian Advertising Code (SOK), a self-regulatory code enacted by the Slovenian Advertising Chamber (SOZ)

 

Relevant Contacts

Gambling Regulator

Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia
Tel: (+386) 01 478 3800
Email: gfu.fu@gov.si
 

Anti-Money Laundering Regulator

Office for the Prevention of Money Laundering
Tel: (+386) 01 200 1800
Email: mf.uppd@gov.si
 

Data Protection Authority

Information Commissioner
Tel: (+386) 01 230 9730
Email: gp.ip@ip-rs.si

Advertising Regulator

Slovenian Advertising Chamber (SOZ) (Self-regulatory body)
Tel: (+386) 01 439 6050
Email: info@soz.si