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CYPRUS
Regulated Gambling Products: Sports betting,
horse race betting and lottery.
Operator Type: OPAP has a monopoly over
lottery operations; sports betting licences are
available to private operators.
Status: Cyprus regulated online betting in
July 2012, although a licensing regime was not
established until 2016. Applications for online
sports betting licences were accepted for a
one-month period only from 3 October to
3 November, 2016. ISPs are obliged to implement
blocking measures to prohibit Cypriot residents
from accessing unlicensed gambling websites.
Cyprus has notifi ed new draft gambling
legislation to the EC in response to concerns
about the equal treatment of gambling operators
in the country. The Betting Law of 2017 was
submitted to the EC on 28 June which, among
other things, sought to remedy an infringement
identifi ed by the EC in 2012. However, the EC
and Malta issued comments against the draft,
with Cyprus given three months to respond.
EU law. There is no transitional/grace period for
licence applicants while awaiting full licensure.
DENMARK
Regulated Gambling Products: Sports betting,
fantasy sports, horse race betting, poker, casino,
bingo and lottery.
Operator Type: Sports betting, poker and
casino licences are available to private operators.
Bingo, lottery and horse race betting (fi xed odds
only) are controlled by the state monopoly.
Status: The Danish online gambling regime
went live on 1 January, 2012. ISP-blocking
measures are active in the jurisdiction and
the Danish Gaming Authority has been granted
an injunction to block operators and suppliers
that have been targeting Danish customers
without the requisite licence. Denmark has
passed amendments to the country’s gambling
legislation that will open up online bingo and
horse race betting markets to private operators.
The amendments entered into force on
1 January, 2018.
CZECH REPUBLIC ESTONIA
Regulated Gambling Products: Sports betting,
horse race betting, poker, casino, bingo and lottery.
Operator Type: EU and EEA-based operators
are able to apply for licences.
Status: Amendments to the Czech Republic’s
gambling legislation became effective on
1 January, 2017, and allow EU/EEA companies
to apply for online licences. The fi rst international
operator licence was granted on 28 January,
2017. The licensing regime has recently been
called into question after at least one operator
announced it will no longer pursue a licence,
citing the current regime as incompatible with Regulated Gambling Products: Sports betting,
horse race betting, poker, casino, bingo and lottery.
Operator Type: Licences for all gambling
products are available to private operators save
for lotteries, which are reserved exclusively for
the monopoly operator.
Status: Operators seeking to accept business
from players in Estonia must be issued an
activity licence for the type of gambling they
wish to offer, then an operating permit to
provide the services remotely. A blacklist of
around 1,100 operators is maintained and
updated by local authorities and ISP and
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