Reports SLOVENIA - MARKET REPORT
Essential information and facts about Slovenia:
Capital
Total Area Population Median age
Ethnic Groups Languages Currency
Ljubljana
20,
273sq.km 2.1 million 44.9 years
Religion Catholic (58%), Muslim, Orthodox, Christian
Slovene (83%), Serb, Croat, Bosniak.
Slovene (official), Croatian, Serbo- Croatian Euro
Government type Parliamentary Republic Chief of State President Borut Pahor (since 2012)
Head of Government Prime Minister Robert Golob (since April 2022)
Elections President elected by majority vote for five year term. Leader of majority party usually nominated Prime Minister.
Unemployment 4.2 percent (January 2022) Tourism 4 million (2021)
The bill removes the legal restrictions on the status of companies wishing to obtain a concession for Special Games of Chance. This means scrapping most curbs on casino ownership and employee licensing. The new direct share of the Republic of Slovenia owned by the concessionaire may not be less than 25 per cent plus one share in the case of a joint stock company.
allow concessions to be granted to Special Games of Chance operators based on a public tender. Public tenders will be published at least three times a year and then once this has been implemented the government will award concessions to operators on the basis of criteria set out in the Gaming Act.
l Te bill removes the legal restrictions on the status of companies wishing to obtain a concession for Special Games of Chance. Tis means scrapping most curbs on casino ownership and employee licensing. Te new direct share of the Republic of Slovenia owned by the concessionaire may not be less than 25 per cent plus one share in the case of a joint stock company and not less than 51 per cent in the business share of another form of company.
l Te minimum concession rate for Classic Games of Chance and other types of Special Games of Chance in casinos will be five per cent of the base and 20 per cent for halls.
l Te minimum amount of share capital for Special Games of Chance will be increased. At the moment the rate is €416,000 for a casino
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concession which will be increased to €500,000 and from €208,000 to €250,000 for gaming hall concessions.
l Te number of slot machines in gaming halls will be increased. Currently the rate is at least 50 slots per gaming hall and this is expected to be increased to 100 minimum.
l Tere will be a removal of various administrative barriers and licences for work within the area of Special Games of Chance.
l An initiative to re-define the tasks undertaken by the supervisory board and harmonise penal provisions in terms of higher fines for medium to larger companies.
According to the proposed document:
“Te basic goal of the bill is to establish a legal framework that will enable the granting of concessions for the organisation of Special Games of Chance in a transparent manner, on the basis of a public tender.
“In accordance with the bill, the government of Slovenia will conduct a public tender at least
three times a year for the award and extension of concessions for the organisation of Special Games of Chance. During the tender the government will be able to assess the need for new concessions and select the most suitable candidate from among the registered candidates based on the criteria set out in the law.
“By eliminating the requirement that a company wishing to obtain a concession for the organisation of Special Games of Chance be established in Slovenia, the legal regulation of the organisation of games of chance is harmonised with the acquis, taking into account the case law of the European Court of Justice. In connection with this, the status and legal restrictions on the form of the company are removed, and for concessionaires who organise Special Games of Chance in casinos, most of the restrictions related to the ownership of the concessionaire are also removed.
“It is newly determined that the direct share of Slovenia in the ownership of the concessionaire may not be less than 25 per cent plus one share in the case of a joint stock company and may not be less than 51 per cent in the business share of another form of company.
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