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 seat of the Games of Chance Administration is in Belgrade, 53 Balkanska St.
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 Law Amending the Law on Games of Chance (“Official Gazette RS,” no. 94/2024, dated 28 November 2024), which enters into force on 6 December 2024 and becomes effective on 6 January 2025, improves the system of controls applied to the organisation of games of chance, along with the existing legal provisions, in accordance with the constant technological developments in the field. It elevates the degree of social responsibility among organisers of games of chance, aligns and clarifies the currently applicable provisions with existing European and international standards, and, by increasing the fees for approval i.e. organisation of games of chance, creates conditions for increasing the revenues of the budget of Republic of Serbia.
JURISDICTION
Article 12 of the Law on games of chance
The Administration performs the following tasks:
1) determines the proposal for the catalogue of games of chance, which is issued by the minister of finance;
2) grants and revokes approvals, as in consent for the organisation of games of chance;
3) determines the amount of the fee for which it grants approvals and consents;
4) performs supervision over the application of the provisions of the laws and other regulations in the field of games of chance, as well as controls the prevention of money laundering and terrorism financing;
5) evaluates the value of the prize fund for the organisation of prize games in goods and services;
6) determines its representative in the committees for drawing out in classic games of chance when the draw is broadcast on live TV;
7) participates in the preparation of regulations within its competence;
8) keeps records and registers of the tasks within its competence;
9) plans and conducts the training of its employees;
10) ensures transparency of its work;
11) performs other tasks pursuant to this and other laws.
SOCIAL RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZING
Article 6 of the Law on games of chance
The organising of games of chance has to be carried out in a socially responsible way, and directed towards the protection of minors, the prevention of addictive disorders in those participating in games of chance and the protection of the personal data of participants in games of chance.
Organisers are obliged to apply the prohibition of the participation of minors in games of chance in the most effective ways.
Prior to starting work, all employees of organisers that will have direct contact with participants in games of chance have to be trained for preventive action against addictive disorders in those participating in games of chance.
In the case of organising games of chance by means of electrical communication, employees of organisers are considered to have contact with participants (e.g. customer service) and thus the third paragraph of this article applies to them as well.
The organisers are obliged to display a poster – 100cm by 80cm – in the direct vicinity of the entrance door of the facility where games of chance are organised, on which is written appropriate text on the prevention of addictive disorders, as well as the contact information of the institution certified by the ministry in charge of health for the treatment of addiction to games of chance.
On every desk or counter used for registering participation in games of chance, there has to be a leaflet with the information defined in the fifth paragraph of this article.
Marketing and advertising of classic and special games of chance, including indirect mention of them, must include notification of the ban on the participation of minors in games of chance, alongside the appropriate text on the prevention of addictive disorders.
The provisions of the seventh paragraph of this article are not applied to the logo, stamp, trademark and mark of the organiser
Organisers are obliged to protect the personal data of participants in games of chance in the most effective way and in accordance with the applicable legal regulations.
The minister in charge of health prescribes the look and content of the notice referred to in the fifth paragraph of this article, as well as the notifications or warnings referred to in paragraph 7 of this article.
ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE
Grafic representation of the organizational structure
Director - Zoran Gašić
