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, 53 Balkanska St.
The following table provides an overview of the total budget revenues from fees for games of chance in EUR per year, as well as the number of approvals received for organising special games of chance on automatic equipment, special betting games of chance and games of chance by means of electronic communication, the number of organised classic games of chance (DLS), the number of obtained permits for the organisation of special games of chance in casinos and the number of consents obtained for the organisation of prize games in goods and services.
| Year | Total | The number of licenses – Land based slots | The number of licenses – Land based betting | The number of licenses - Online | The number of licenses- classic games of chance (DLS) | The number of licenses - Casinos | The number of licenses - Prize Games in Goods and Services |
| 2013 | 42.805.913 | 62 | 19 | - | 1 | 2 | - |
| 2014 | 44.999.746 | 67 | 19 | - | 1 | 2 | 51 |
| 2015 | 45.753.170 | 62 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 68 |
| 2016 | 48.401.066 | 64 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 81 |
| 2017 | 55.896.561 | 61 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 85 |
| 2018 | 65.367.820 | 61 | 18 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 81 |
| 2019 | 71.708.371 | 61 | 20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 58 |
| 2020 | 80.855.087 | 61 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 36 |
| 2021 | 109.240.674 | 61 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 73 |
| 2022 | 139.190.407 | 60 | 20 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 72 |
| 2023 | 151.280.600 | 60 | 20 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 62 |
| Type of fee | 2022 (EUR) | 2023 (EUR) | 2023/2022 (%) |
| Fees for special games of chance in casinos | 1.068.528 | 2.009.512 | 88,06% |
| Fees for special games of chance on automatic equipment | 56.719.112 | 63.075.789 | 11,21% |
| Fees for special betting games of chance | 26.032.853 | 25.988.559 | -0,17% |
| Fees for special games of chance through means of electronic communication | 37.903.167 | 41.323.381 | 9,02% |
| Total fees for special games of chance | 121.723.660 | 132.397.241 | 8,77% |
| Fees for organizing prize games in goods and services | 1.048.576 | 929.108 | -11,39% |
| Fees from classic games of chance | 16.418.172 | 17.954.251 | 9,36% |
| Total fees | 139.190.408 | 151.280.600 | 8,69% |
The following table shows the number of locations by year from 2020 to October 31, 2024. year
| Year | The number of locations |
| 2020 | 3.060 |
| 2021 | 3.012 |
| 2022 | 3.023 |
| 2023 | 2.987 |
| 31.10.2024 | 2.943 |
