Online gambling law and regulation in Bulgaria

Is online gambling permitted?Yes
Licence available for…BettingYes
SportsYes
Card GamesYes
CasinoYes
LotteryYes1
Footnotes and Notes
  1. Instant lottery games are not regulated.

Bulgarian gambling legislation provides for unlicensed websites to be blocked. To date over 6,000 such websites have been blocked although no other enforcement action has been taken against unlicensed operators.

Find out more about gambling laws in Bulgaria.

Last updated: April 2023

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