G3-247 Report BULGARIA MARKET REPORT
Trade association BTAMOGI
states that the overall decline of the gambling sector between September 2009 and
December 2013 amounted to 45 per cent market shrinkage, with the highest decline in the number of gaming machines.
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Manufacture, distribution and service – BGN20,000
l Import and distribution – BGN20,000
Annual contributions to the SCG is BGN50,000 for online betting operators; BGN10,000 for casino operators and BGN5,000 for all other gambling game operators.
TAXES: l
Online Gambling – 20 percent on GGR plus BGN100,000 fixed rate. Since Jan 2014 they also pay BGN50,000 towards problem gambling.
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Casino – BGN500 per quarter per gaming seat plus BGN22,000 per quarter per gaming table
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DIVISION OF GAMING SECTORS IN BUGLARIA TOTAL NUMBER OF:
CASINOS
GAMING HALLS BINGO HALLS
GAMING MACHINES CASINO TABLES
2010 23
855 17
16,613 171
2011 20
808
2012 27
730
15,606 313
2013 27
653
13,920 330
2014 26
703
12 74 4 15,804 219
(roulette) and BGN5,000 per quarter for other gaming equipment. Since January 2014 casino operators also pay annually BGN10,000 for problem gambling.
Slot halls – BGN500 per quarter per seat plus BGN5,000 annually for problem gambling programmes.
Betting – 15 percent on turnover plus BGN5,000 annually for gambling programmes.
l Lottery – BGN5,000 for gambling programmes.
According to Bulgarian trade association BTAMOGI the overall decline of the gambling sector between September 2009 and December 2013 amounted to 45 per cent market shrinkage, with the highest decline in the number of gaming machines in the Bulgarian market. Meanwhile the number of operators have dropped to 313 for gaming halls and 26 for casinos.
Revenues generated by the gaming industry for the National Revenue Service for 2012 amounted to BGN120m. State taxes for the same year was BGN5.26m.
In February 2015 the number of gaming halls stood at 703 a slight increase on 2013 figures. There was however an increase in the number of machines as many slot halls tried to comply with the new minimum machine rule introduced in the 2012 Act. On the other hand many slot halls closed down seeing a reduction in the number of halls by 10 percent
Linked jackpot systems are permitted in gaming halls and this can be an accumulation formed by allocations up to five percent of each bet.
At the moment the Bulgarian government is still refining the existing gaming legislation and clearing some confusion in the law and working alongside businesses and NGOs to iron out some details.
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