History
The Games of Chance Administration was established by the Law on Games of Chance (“Official Gazette of RS”, Nos. 88/2011, 93/2012 – other law, 30/2018 and 95/2018), as an administrative body within the Ministry of Finance, for the purpose of performing state administration in the field of games of chance.
The Administration began operating on March 1st 2019. The funds required for the work and functioning of the Administration are provided from the budget of the Republic of Serbia.
The new Law on Games of Chance (“Official Gazette of RS”, No.18/20 of 03.03.2020) entered into force on 11.03.2020, and it is applied from 11.04.2020.
Pursuant to the provisions of this Law, the Games of Chance Administration independently performs state administration in the field of games of chance for the entire territory of the Republic of Serbia, in such a way as to provide functional unity in the implementation of regulations in the field of games of chance.
The seat of the Games of Chance Administration is in Belgrade, 1 Omladinskih brigada St.
The following table provides an overview of total budget revenues from the fees on games of chance, expressed in EUR by years, as well as the number of organizers of special games of chance on automatic equipment, special games of chance involving betting, and games of chance through means of electronic communication.
| Year | Total | Number of organizers automatic equipment | Number of organizers betting | Number of organizers online |
| 2013 | 42,805,913 | 62 | 19 | - |
| 2014 | 44,999,746 | 67 | 19 | - |
| 2015 | 45,753,170 | 62 | 19 | 4 |
| 2016 | 48,401,066 | 64 | 18 | 11 |
| 2017 | 55,896,561 | 61 | 18 | 11 |
| 2018 | 65,367,820 | 61 | 18 | 11 |
| 2019 | 71,708,371 | 61 | 20 | 12 |
| 2020 | 80,855,087 | 61 | 20 | 17 |
| 2021 | 109,240,674 | 61 | 20 | 21 |
| 2022 | 139,190,407 | 60 | 20 | 21 |
| Type of fee | 2021 (EUR) | 2022 (EUR) | 2022/2021 (%) |
| Fees for special games of chance in casinos | 540,646 | 1,068,528 | 98% |
| Fees for special games of chance on automatic equipment | 42,554,587 | 56,719,112 | 33% |
| Fees for special betting games of chance | 22,500,168 | 26,032,853 | 16% |
| Fees for special games of chance through means of electronic communication | 27,100,149 | 37,903,167 | 40% |
| Total fees for special games of chance | 92,695,550 | 121,723,660 | 31% |
| Fees for organizing prize games in goods and services | 1,579,767 | 1,048,576 | -34% |
| Fees from classic games of chance | 14,965,356 | 16,418,172 | 10% |
| Total fees | 109,240,673 | 139,190,408 | 28% |
