Belarus online casino Archives

Gambling software developers face problems in Belarus

Andrzej BELARUS 18 August 2020 No comment

The protests in Belarus led to the shutdown of the Internet, which negatively impacts IT business, including gaming software developers. According to Forbes.ru, the total number of IT employees has reached 60 thousand people. Disconnection of the Internet forced 500 executives of various companies to sign the letter, which says about the existing risks that […]

Online gambling now officially legal in Belarus

Andrzej BELARUS 1 April 2019 No comment

April 1 is the day when the decree on the legalization of online casinos in Belarus comes into force. The document was signed by President Alexander Lukashenko back in August 2018, and today Belarus joins the club of states where online gambling is legal. The decree has also changed some rules for all type of […]

Belarus approved financial requirements for online casinos

Andrzej BELARUS 6 March 2019 No comment

Belarus has approved the requirements for the financial sufficiency of the operators of online casinos. According to the press service of the Council of Ministers, in accordance with Government Decree No. 139, from April 1, 2019, the operator of an online casino registered in Belarus must have 90 thousand basic values in the special account […]

Belarus prepares new set of requirements for online casinos

Andrzej BELARUS 20 February 2019 No comment

The Ministry of Taxes and Duties of Belarus approved the new instruction procedure for organizing and conducting gambling activities. The corresponding order of the Ministry of Taxes and Tax Collection has been published on Wednesday. The order sets new requirements for the rules of gambling. Earlier there were 19 points in the rules, and now […]

Belarus Tax Service requests remote access to the online casino database

Andrzej BELARUS 27 January 2019 No comment

Draft decree “On providing remote access to virtual gaming establishments” was submitted for public discussion and published on the website of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties. According to the document access should be provided to the Tax Service via the Internet using a public key certificate or account and password with encryption of the […]

iGaming conference to be held in Minsk

Andrzej BELARUS 14 December 2018 No comment

On April 24, for the first time in Belarus, the Minsk iGaming Affiliate Conference will take place. The event will be dedicated to iGaming, affiliate marketing and affiliate programs. It is worth noting that online casinos will be legal in Belarus from April 1, 2019, so the event is very timely. The participants of the […]

Belarus requires $ 1 million security deposit for online gambling operators

Andrzej BELARUS 12 October 2018 No comment

When opening an online gambling website, the organizer must ensure that, regardless of financial circumstances, it will be able to pay the winnings, taxes, fees and duties, penalties and other payments, which, according to the law, are mandatory. Thus, every online gambling company will be obliged to open a special account in a bank, which […]

Illegal online gambling websites to be blocked by 2021 in Belarus

Andrzej BELARUS 14 August 2018 No comment

Belarus plans to restrict access to illegal online casinos in 2021. This information was reported by Marina Nevinskaya, the head of the department of gambling business of the Ministry of Taxes and Duties in her commentary on the innovations of Decree No. 305 “On improving the legal regulation of gambling business.” Ms. Nevinskaya said that […]

Online Casinos Officially Legalized in Belarus

Andrzej BELARUS 8 August 2018 No comment

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree which legalizes online casinos. This information is reported by the agency “BelTA” with a reference to the press service of the head of state. The decree legalizes gambling in the Internet and provides special licensing and taxation rules for operators of online casinos: online gambling operations