Source: ÚRHH (Slovakia)
Slovakia’s Office for the Regulation of Gambling defines gambling as a game involving a stake or payment where winnings depend wholly or partly on chance or an unknown event. The regulator lists the game types covered and says gambling may operate only under a licence and approved game plan.
Operators need a licence and must follow approved game-plan rules to run gambling in Slovakia.
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