Bulgarian news reports that the country’s lawmakers have approved an online gambling regulatory measure, & have already started to move on implementing internet blocks on unlicensed operators.
The ban will become effective after regulations are finalized by the State Gambling Commission & the approval of the Sofia Regional Court has been obtained.
The practicalities of the ban were discussed at the second reading of the bill in a discussion on the use of black lists to exclude foreign & unlicensed operators from the local market.
The new law sets licensing requirements for all online casino operators, both Bulgarian & foreign, & makes provision for requests to Internet service providers to block access to unlicensed gambling websites, despite earlier protests against this tactic by the ISPs & Internet action groups worried about the practice extending beyond internet gambling.
There are also clauses restricting gambling advertising to licensed operators.
Government advisers have estimated that the regulation of online gambling could bring another Euro 50 million of annual revenues.
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