Serbia is seeking to regulate online gaming and build a native industry with a number of operator-friendly measures. For iNTERGAMINGi, Chris Wosu talks to Vladimir Djukanovic, president of the Serbian national lottery
SERBIA has made a “significant breakthrough” by finally stepping into the world of i-gaming, according to the president of the Serbian national lottery, Vladimir Djukanovic.
The decision may have been hurried by a reported daily loss of €400,000 to the grey market, but the move is seen by some as revolutionary.
In Serbia, gambling has gained popularity in many forms, sports betting especially, however until recently there has been a general lack of organisation and regulation of the industry.
There were previously no laws that directly addressed i-gaming and as a result a large number of gaming sites were either operating unlicensed, or were hosted in other parts of the world where licenses were available. f the world where licenses were available.
Legalised gambling was initially introduced in the country in 1964 when Serbia was part of Yugoslavia and has remained legal despite the many political changes that have occurred in the region in the five decades since. Read the full article in the Issue 6 of iNTERGAMINGi
