Late this past week the GPWA received a letter from the Gambling Regulation Office of the Slovak Republic (Úrad pre reguláciu hazardných hier). We have scanned the letter, and made it available here:
Slovakian Gambling Regulation Office Letter to the GPWA
The letter notes that it is illegal to promote unlicensed online gambling within Slovokia, and provides information about both licensed and unlicensed operators. Here are some useful links provided in the letter:
The Slovokian Gambling Act
The current list of licensees under the Gambling Act
The published list of prohibited websites
A list of prohibited websites blocked based on court orders
The letter concludes by asking us “for cooperation by informing your members and sponsors they are obligated to comply with the provisions of the Gambling Act on the prohibition of promotion and operation of gambling games, for which a license has not been granted in the Slovak Republic. This activity is a provision of a prohibited offer within the meaning of the Gambling Act. The Authority asks you to ensure that your members and sponsors comply with the laws in force in the Slovak Republic.”
“In this way, you will contribute to the protection of vulnerable groups, the prevention of underage gambling, combating fraudulent and criminal behavior, and the protection of customer privacy and safeguarding of information.”
Accordingly, I am making this post to inform our members and sponsors of the letter we received, publishing the letter for everyone to read, and also announcing our receipt of the letter in today’s GPWA Times weekly newsletter.
I invite you to discuss the letter in this thread.
Michael