Gambling is legal in Slovenia (officially the Republic of Slovenia), the defining piece of gambling legislation is the 2012 Law on Gambling (Zakon o igrah na srečo)*. Gambling was first legalized and regulated in Slovenia (then a part of Yugoslavia) in the ’60s, but initially merely as a means to collect funds for charitable purposes. Only in the second half of the decade was the first casino established.
Casinos were legalized to help with the rebuilding of the country after World War II.. Interestingly, back then, casinos were only available to the tourists, you could only enter with a foreign passport, locals were forbidden to enter (this attitude btw., is still very prevalent in Slovenia’s gambling industry, nowadays it’s the Italian tourists which are main driving force of the gambling sector, and casinos still primarily cater to tourists and not the locals). The Yugoslavian Gaming Act was introduced in 1965, and the first casino, Casino Portorož (still in operation today, by the name of Grand Casino Portorož, oldest casino in Slovenia) was opened a year before the enactment of the Act, as a pilot project. In subsequent years, several others followed, all of them for tourists only, even wagers could only be made in foreign currencies. Locals were restricted from gambling in casinos, as the activity was deemed “irreconcilable with the socialist values” (Yugoslavia was a communist country).
The government was more tolerant towards lottery by this time, as the profits of the game went to public funds, charitable causes, or were redistributed in society. Initially, casinos within the territory of Slovenia could only be established at major tourist destinations that had one thousand tourist beds and at least two hundred thousand overnight stays by foreign tourists per year**. Later the requirements were lowered, to allow cities near the Italian border, like Nova Gorica, to lure in the masses of Italian tourists (, who still dominate Slovenia’s gambling industry to this day, it was very successful). The ban on locals entering gambling venues was abolished with the disunion of Yugoslavia in 1991.
The casino sector continued to develop in the subsequent decades. By 1991, Slovenia gained independence. However, until the Slovenian Gaming Act was enacted in 1995 (,which was clearly based on the Yugoslavian gambling act, just slightly modified), there was no clear legal framework for controlling and licensing the gambling scene and casinos in Slovenia.
Casinos are legal and regulated in Slovenia since 1995, and they account for a large portion of the state’s revenues from tourism. However, online casino gambling is still a grey area in the country, which makes Slovenia one of the few European countries that still hasn’t fully regulated online gambling (online lottery, online bingo, and online sports betting is to some extent legal and regulated, all are state controlled monopolies).
Since 2014 there are rumors of a New Gaming Act, which would make online gambling expressly legal and allow private operators to obtain a licence in the country***.
UPDATE: In 2018, Slovenia’s parliament passed a new gambling act prepared by the Ministry of Finance,. This will eventually open up the market to private and foreign operators. The new act was originally expected to go into effect in 2019, but was postponed indefinitely. It’s clear that it’s only a matter of time till Slovenia completely regulates online gambling, and develops a licensing system, similar to the other EU countries.
The New Gaming Act will also impose fines and possible ISP bans on sites that offer their services on the Slovenian market devoid of a licence.
Currently, the only legal forms of online gambling in Slovenia are: the online lottery, which is a monopoly of the Slovenian National Lottery (majority owned by non-profit organizations), online bingo, and online sports betting, which are a monopoly of Sportna Loterija (a subsidiary of the national lottery) . Private companies can not get any kind of online gambling licences.
Despite this, very few foreign online gambling platforms are blocked, and Slovenian players placing bets on such sites are also not prosecuted. You can see some of the online gambling websites, which accept players from Slovenia below. If the online casinos below no longer accept players from Slovenia, or if they are blocked in the country, please let me know in the comments section, so I can update the list. Thank you.
The reason why Slovenia doesn’t block or prosecute companies which accept players from Slovenia illegally, without a licence, is the EU. Slovenia is a member of the EU, and the European Union made it very clear that: “article 56 TFEU prohibits restrictions on the freedom to provide services to recipients in other EU countries”. As long as it is not possible for a gambling company, registered in any other EU member state, to acquire an online gambling licence in Slovenia, they can not penalize or prosecute these companies, or their players. Because there is no legal way for them to acquire a local licence, and that violates free competition, and the free flow of services within the EU, and article 56 TFEU. (Not to mention, the various gambling, online gambling monopolies in Slovenia already violate EU directives on gambling.). Therefore the government of Slovenia is pretty powerless when it comes to online gambling companies registered, licenced in other EU countries, and they can not prosecute them. You can read much more about this topic here, on the website of the European Commission and the EU Court of Justice.
Slovenia gambling license
In Slovenia, gambling licenses are issued by the Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia. The maximum number of licensed casinos is capped at 15, and the maximum number of slot halls is capped at 45. The law makes a difference between casinos and slot halls, casino gambling is called “special gambling”, while slots belong to the category “classic, regular gambling” (this categorization is the same in all of the post-Yugoslavian countries, a legacy of the original Yugoslavian gambling legislation).
UPDATE: The number of available licenses is increased almost yearly, e.g.: in 2013 the maximum number of sot halls was 30, right now, at the time of writing, there are no free casino or slot hall concession slots. And until the government of the Republic of Slovenia increases the limit, it’s not possible to get a gambling licence.
For more info you can ask the Financial Administration of the Republic of Slovenia directly.
Slovenia gambling tax
Gambling companies have to pay the following taxes (on top of regular taxes like corporate tax, but not VAT, gambling is VAT exempt):
- 5% tax on gross gambling revenue,
- 15% tax paid out on prizes exceeding the value of €300,
- 25-30% concession, license fee (depending on the exact type of game) on the gross gambling revenue.
As you can see, the gambling tax rate is quite high in Slovenia. I can already tell, if they open up their online gambling market, and they will try to force these kinds of tax rates in online gambling as well, then nobody will want to get a licence here, and companies will just keep on accepting Slovenian players without a license, without paying taxes, just like they do right now. They will be forced to reduce taxes, just like Slovakia had to reduce their online gambling tax rate from 27% to 22%, and this is even higher than that.
For players: Gambling winnings from licensed, local companies are tax exempt. Taxes are withheld at the source, by the company (it’s the “15% tax on paid out prizes exceeding the value of €300” part).
Other:
Social gambling is not yet regulated in Slovenia. Loot boxes are also not yet regulated.
Sources:
*2012 Law on Gambling (Zakon o igrah na srečo) (Slovenian, downloadable doc, official)
Online casinos accepting players from Slovenia
The following online gambling websites accept players from the Republic of Slovenia
Black Lotus Casino
- Get 40 free spins on BIG GAME. Use the code: SAFARI54
- Get 250% match bonus, up to $2500. Use the code: SAFARI250
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Wagering limitation:
- 100% - Slots and Keno
- 50% - Roulette and Three Card Poker
- 25% - Baccarat
- 10% - Video Poker
- 5% - Blackjack, Craps
- 0% - Everything else
RichPrize Casino
- 100% match bonus, up to $400 + 25 free spins, no code needed
- Confirm email or phone, apply code: LADYDAY, make deposit from 21 to 400 EUR/USD and receive 88% + 88 free spins, limited time only, if it is no longer valid, please drop a comment and let me know
- Confirm email or phone, apply code: WEST100 make deposit pf at least 21 EUR/USD and receive 100 free spins, limited time only, if it is no longer valid, please drop a comment and let me know
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
- Playthrough requirement: Bonus wagering x40 applied.
- Free spins wagering x40 applied.
Wagering limitation:
- 7 days to wager bonus.
- Slots wagering allowed.
- Slots wagering participation 100%.
- Min bet 0.01 EUR - Max bet 3 EUR.
- Betting Games wagering not allowed.
- Providers allowed for wagering: Limited to enabled games only.
- Player can cancel bonus at any time. Please note: Upon cancellation of the bonus the balance will be adjusted to the balance before bonus activation.
BGO
- 500 free spins
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: 65x
Wagering limitation:
- Slots: 100%
- Roulette: 25%
- All Blackjack Games: 25%
- 3 Card Brag: 50%
- Casino Hold'em: 25%
- Baccarat: 0%
- Everything else: 0%
GT Bets Casino and Sportsbook
- Welcome bonus, 150% up to $500 on your first deposit (then 100%, up to $250 bonus on your second deposit, then 5-50% depending on the amount on your third deposit and afterwards)
- 10% weekly rebate, 15% cashback on horse racing betting
- Free spins, weekly cashback for returning players
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
| Earnings ($10) | Sign Up Bonus Playthrough | Reload Bonus (Varies by %) Playthrough | |
| Sports | 5 points for every $10 wagered | 12x | 6x-10x |
| (Baseball) | 2 points for every $10 wagered | 30x | 15x-25x |
| Horses | 7.5 points for every $10 wagered | 8x | 4x-6.7x |
| Slots | 2 points for every $10 wagered | 30x | 15x-25x |
| Table | 1 point for every $10 wagered | 60x | 30x-50x |
| Video Poker | 1.5 points for every $10 wagered | 40x | 20x-33x |
Wagering limitation:
- Please be advised - the use of bonus funds to place wagers on the following games is not allowed: Baccarat (including Live), Craps, and European Roulette (including Live).
- For bonuses, sports moneyline wagers with odds of -300 (1.33) or less, will not qualify for rollover point earnings. So for example, betting NBA - NY Knicks (-350) will not earn rollover points towards a bonus.
Bet Online Casino and Sportsbook + Poker
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits! Use the code: BOLCASINO
- 100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
- 100% match poker bonus, a minimum deposit of $50 using code NEWBOL
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%
Wagering limitation:
- Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.
Betsson Casino and Sports Book
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to €100
- 101 free spins on your first deposit
- €5,000 every week for one lucky active returning player (no wagering limitation, no playthrough requirement)
US players can not register. Betsson has over 1500 games, the most games of any online casino. You can read the review of Betsson casino here.
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: No playthrough requirement for the extra weekly money. In case of the welcome bonus: • 100%: Slots • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games
Wagering limitation:
- The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.
- Player from certain countries are not allowed use bonuses due to regular bonus abuse, check the casino's website for the ever changing up to date list.
Summary:
- Casino gambling in Slovenia
- Bingo in Slovenia
- Poker in Slovenia
- Sports betting in Slovenia
- Lottery in Slovenia
- Bitcoin gambling in Slovenia
Casino gambling in Slovenia
Online casino gambling in Slovenia: not yet regulated
Land based casinos in Slovenia are legal and licensed since 1995. Currently, there are approximately 15 casinos in the country (which is the maximum number of casino licenses allowed, but due to the covid-19 situation, a few is expected to close permanently very soon), with most of them operating in major tourist resorts, close to the Italian border.
Online casinos are not regulated – a legal gap, the proposed New Gambling Act is meant to fill in the near future (although they have been promising this since 2014…). However, for now, foreign online casinos in Slovenia operate in a legal grey area and players are not prosecuted.
The online casinos below accept players from Slovenia.
The following online casino websites accept players from the Republic of Slovenia:
Black Lotus Casino
- Get 40 free spins on BIG GAME. Use the code: SAFARI54
- Get 250% match bonus, up to $2500. Use the code: SAFARI250
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Wagering limitation:
- 100% - Slots and Keno
- 50% - Roulette and Three Card Poker
- 25% - Baccarat
- 10% - Video Poker
- 5% - Blackjack, Craps
- 0% - Everything else
RichPrize Casino
- 100% match bonus, up to $400 + 25 free spins, no code needed
- Confirm email or phone, apply code: LADYDAY, make deposit from 21 to 400 EUR/USD and receive 88% + 88 free spins, limited time only, if it is no longer valid, please drop a comment and let me know
- Confirm email or phone, apply code: WEST100 make deposit pf at least 21 EUR/USD and receive 100 free spins, limited time only, if it is no longer valid, please drop a comment and let me know
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
- Playthrough requirement: Bonus wagering x40 applied.
- Free spins wagering x40 applied.
Wagering limitation:
- 7 days to wager bonus.
- Slots wagering allowed.
- Slots wagering participation 100%.
- Min bet 0.01 EUR - Max bet 3 EUR.
- Betting Games wagering not allowed.
- Providers allowed for wagering: Limited to enabled games only.
- Player can cancel bonus at any time. Please note: Upon cancellation of the bonus the balance will be adjusted to the balance before bonus activation.
BGO
- 500 free spins
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: 65x
Wagering limitation:
- Slots: 100%
- Roulette: 25%
- All Blackjack Games: 25%
- 3 Card Brag: 50%
- Casino Hold'em: 25%
- Baccarat: 0%
- Everything else: 0%
GT Bets Casino and Sportsbook
- Welcome bonus, 150% up to $500 on your first deposit (then 100%, up to $250 bonus on your second deposit, then 5-50% depending on the amount on your third deposit and afterwards)
- 10% weekly rebate, 15% cashback on horse racing betting
- Free spins, weekly cashback for returning players
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
| Earnings ($10) | Sign Up Bonus Playthrough | Reload Bonus (Varies by %) Playthrough | |
| Sports | 5 points for every $10 wagered | 12x | 6x-10x |
| (Baseball) | 2 points for every $10 wagered | 30x | 15x-25x |
| Horses | 7.5 points for every $10 wagered | 8x | 4x-6.7x |
| Slots | 2 points for every $10 wagered | 30x | 15x-25x |
| Table | 1 point for every $10 wagered | 60x | 30x-50x |
| Video Poker | 1.5 points for every $10 wagered | 40x | 20x-33x |
Wagering limitation:
- Please be advised - the use of bonus funds to place wagers on the following games is not allowed: Baccarat (including Live), Craps, and European Roulette (including Live).
- For bonuses, sports moneyline wagers with odds of -300 (1.33) or less, will not qualify for rollover point earnings. So for example, betting NBA - NY Knicks (-350) will not earn rollover points towards a bonus.
Bet Online Casino and Sportsbook + Poker
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits! Use the code: BOLCASINO
- 100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
- 100% match poker bonus, a minimum deposit of $50 using code NEWBOL
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%
Wagering limitation:
- Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.
Betsson Casino and Sports Book
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to €100
- 101 free spins on your first deposit
- €5,000 every week for one lucky active returning player (no wagering limitation, no playthrough requirement)
US players can not register. Betsson has over 1500 games, the most games of any online casino. You can read the review of Betsson casino here.
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: No playthrough requirement for the extra weekly money. In case of the welcome bonus: • 100%: Slots • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games
Wagering limitation:
- The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.
- Player from certain countries are not allowed use bonuses due to regular bonus abuse, check the casino's website for the ever changing up to date list.
Click here for more info on casinos in the Republic of Slovenia.
Bingo in Slovenia
Online bingo in Slovenia: legal, monopoly of Sportna Loterija and Loterija Slovenije
Land based bingo in Slovenia is legal since Yugoslavian times, since the ’60s, although initially, it was only allowed in support of charitable causes (, which is still the case today, both Sportna Loterija and Loterija Slovenije are owned primarily by non-profit organizations, and proceeds are largely spent on charitable causes). Later it was deemed a form of “classic gambling” (as opposed to special gambling, the other category of games defined in the legislation) by the Gaming Act of 1964, and as such, could only be organized by the two state-backed companies, Loterija Slovenije and Športna loterija. According to the current regulations of the 2012 Law on Gambling (Zakon o igrah na srečo), bingo is a lottery game, that can be legally conducted in any licensed, land-based casino in Slovenia, and by Loterija Slovenije and its subsidiary Sportna Loterija.
Online bingo can only be organized by the national lottery (or its subsidiary Sportna Loterija), it’s illegal for private companies. Players who use foreign online platforms are not prosecuted. However, very few online bingo websites accept players from Slovenia, because it’s illegal, and because of the small market (only 5.5 million people). I could only find one website.
The following online casino has live bingo and accepts players from Slovenia:
BGO
- 500 free spins
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: 65x
Wagering limitation:
- Slots: 100%
- Roulette: 25%
- All Blackjack Games: 25%
- 3 Card Brag: 50%
- Casino Hold'em: 25%
- Baccarat: 0%
- Everything else: 0%
Poker in Slovenia
Online poker in Slovenia: not regulated
Poker is legal inside any land based casino in Slovenia, and many of the Slovenian casinos have poker tables, poker sections and some even have poker rooms. Sometimes even big poker tournaments are organized in Slovenia.
Online poker is still a legal grey area, playing on foreign online platforms is not prosecuted, and to date, there is no ISP ban in force on foreign poker platforms.
The online poker sites below accept players from Slovenia.
The following online casino websites have poker and accept players from Slovenia:
GT Bets Casino and Sportsbook
- Welcome bonus, 150% up to $500 on your first deposit (then 100%, up to $250 bonus on your second deposit, then 5-50% depending on the amount on your third deposit and afterwards)
- 10% weekly rebate, 15% cashback on horse racing betting
- Free spins, weekly cashback for returning players
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
| Earnings ($10) | Sign Up Bonus Playthrough | Reload Bonus (Varies by %) Playthrough | |
| Sports | 5 points for every $10 wagered | 12x | 6x-10x |
| (Baseball) | 2 points for every $10 wagered | 30x | 15x-25x |
| Horses | 7.5 points for every $10 wagered | 8x | 4x-6.7x |
| Slots | 2 points for every $10 wagered | 30x | 15x-25x |
| Table | 1 point for every $10 wagered | 60x | 30x-50x |
| Video Poker | 1.5 points for every $10 wagered | 40x | 20x-33x |
Wagering limitation:
- Please be advised - the use of bonus funds to place wagers on the following games is not allowed: Baccarat (including Live), Craps, and European Roulette (including Live).
- For bonuses, sports moneyline wagers with odds of -300 (1.33) or less, will not qualify for rollover point earnings. So for example, betting NBA - NY Knicks (-350) will not earn rollover points towards a bonus.
Bet Online Casino and Sportsbook + Poker
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits! Use the code: BOLCASINO
- 100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
- 100% match poker bonus, a minimum deposit of $50 using code NEWBOL
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%
Wagering limitation:
- Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.
Betsson Casino and Sports Book
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to €100
- 101 free spins on your first deposit
- €5,000 every week for one lucky active returning player (no wagering limitation, no playthrough requirement)
US players can not register. Betsson has over 1500 games, the most games of any online casino. You can read the review of Betsson casino here.
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: No playthrough requirement for the extra weekly money. In case of the welcome bonus: • 100%: Slots • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games
Wagering limitation:
- The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.
- Player from certain countries are not allowed use bonuses due to regular bonus abuse, check the casino's website for the ever changing up to date list.
Sports betting in Slovenia
Online sports betting in Slovenia: legal, state monopoly
The only licensed and legal bookmaker in Slovenia is the state backed Sportna Loterija, which has plenty of land based betting shops around the country, as well as an online platform. It also launched a virtual sports betting product last year, on software provided by the company Inspired Gaming*.
Online sports betting is technically legal to some extent, and Sportna Loterija even received a made from scratch online sports betting licence (the only licensed sportsbook in Slovenia). However, foreign online bookmakers, can not apply for a licence, which makes online sports betting a state monopoly.
In 2006, the government attempted to block the two most popular foreign sports betting sites: bwin.com, and bet-at-home.com. However, without the requisite legal statutes in place, most ISPs in the country refused to comply with the government’s request**. For now, no such sites are being blocked and players are not prosecuted for placing bets with foreign online bookmaker.
The following online sportsbooks accept registrations from Slovenia:
*Source: Slovenia Sports Lottery launches Inspired’s virtual sports products
**Source: Slovenian gov blocks gambling sites, censorship charges follow
The following online sportsbooks accept bettors from Slovenia:
GT Bets Casino and Sportsbook
- Welcome bonus, 150% up to $500 on your first deposit (then 100%, up to $250 bonus on your second deposit, then 5-50% depending on the amount on your third deposit and afterwards)
- 10% weekly rebate, 15% cashback on horse racing betting
- Free spins, weekly cashback for returning players
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
| Earnings ($10) | Sign Up Bonus Playthrough | Reload Bonus (Varies by %) Playthrough | |
| Sports | 5 points for every $10 wagered | 12x | 6x-10x |
| (Baseball) | 2 points for every $10 wagered | 30x | 15x-25x |
| Horses | 7.5 points for every $10 wagered | 8x | 4x-6.7x |
| Slots | 2 points for every $10 wagered | 30x | 15x-25x |
| Table | 1 point for every $10 wagered | 60x | 30x-50x |
| Video Poker | 1.5 points for every $10 wagered | 40x | 20x-33x |
Wagering limitation:
- Please be advised - the use of bonus funds to place wagers on the following games is not allowed: Baccarat (including Live), Craps, and European Roulette (including Live).
- For bonuses, sports moneyline wagers with odds of -300 (1.33) or less, will not qualify for rollover point earnings. So for example, betting NBA - NY Knicks (-350) will not earn rollover points towards a bonus.
Bet Online Casino and Sportsbook + Poker
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits! Use the code: BOLCASINO
- 100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
- 100% match poker bonus, a minimum deposit of $50 using code NEWBOL
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%
Wagering limitation:
- Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.
Betsson Casino and Sports Book
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to €100
- 101 free spins on your first deposit
- €5,000 every week for one lucky active returning player (no wagering limitation, no playthrough requirement)
US players can not register. Betsson has over 1500 games, the most games of any online casino. You can read the review of Betsson casino here.
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: No playthrough requirement for the extra weekly money. In case of the welcome bonus: • 100%: Slots • 10%: All Roulette (except Live), Caribbean Stud & Casino Stud Poker Games • 10%: All Casino Hold’Em, Red Dog, Pai Gow, Poker Games, Oasis Poker & Texas Hold’Em Poker Games • 5%: All BlackJack (except Live BlackJack), Baccarat, Video Poker, Pontoon, Beat Me, Punto Banco Games
Wagering limitation:
- The bonus cannot be wagered on the following games: 1429 Uncharted Seas, Aliens, Big Bang, Blood Suckers, Castle builder, Castle Builder 2, Champion of the Track, Dead or Alive, Devil´s Delight, Eggomatic, Epic Gems, Eye of the Kraken, Kings of Chicago, Pearls of India, Robin Hood, Scrooge, Sea Hunter, Super Monopoly Money, The Wish Master, Tower Quest, Wild Gambler, Wizard Shop, Zombies.
- Player from certain countries are not allowed use bonuses due to regular bonus abuse, check the casino's website for the ever changing up to date list.
Lottery in Slovenia
Online lottery in Slovenia: legal, state monopoly
Loterija Slovenije is the only legal lottery provider in Slovenia. The Slovenian lottery is 40% owned by the non-profit company Slovenian National Council of Disabled People’s Organizations, and 15% by the state of Slovenia (rest is various investment groups, and 10% of the company is owned by employees) It offers games such as Loto, Super Loto, Euro Jackpot, 3×3 plus 6, etc. All games are offered on an online platform as well. In fact, online lottery (which includes instant games and online scratch cards, which makes it almost like an online casino) are the only legal form of online gambling in Slovenia. At this point, the online platform of the Loterija Slovenije is very much like an online casinos, with the online scratch cards replacing video slots, and tikitaka instead online bingo.
The Slovenia lottery doesn’t officially have bingo. However, tikitaka is very similar to bingo . There is also no keno on the website. Unlike most European national lotteries the Slovenian lottery doesn’t have a sports betting section at all (it’s handled by a separate company Sportna Loterija).
Foreign online lotteries are illegal, but purchasing lottery tickets in person, while abroad is perfectly legal. Keep in mind that only winnings from the Slovenian lottery are tax-exempt. If you win any money abroad, you have to pay taxes on it in Slovenia (not usually enforced, unless it’s a lot of money, so if you are lucky enough to win the lottery abroad, make sure to pay taxes on it). Despite them being illegal, internet service providers do not block foreign online lottery such sites, nor are players prosecuted for taking part in the lottery draws of foreign online platforms. However, we do not recommend this, it’s illegal, and thee is no need the Slovenian lottery has both Eurojackpot and Viking Lotto, two European lotteries with huge prize pools.
Apart from Loterija Slovenije, the following websites let people from Slovenia purchase lottery tickets online:
Bitcoin gambling in Slovenia
Bitcoin gambling in Slovenia: not regulated
In 2013, the Ministry of Finance of Slovenia issued a formal opinion about the status of Bitcoin and other virtual currencies in response to a request from the Tax Administration of the Republic of Slovenia. The opinion states that Bitcoin is not a monetary means under Slovenian law and not a financial instrument. The approach of the authorities to cryptocurrencies hasn’t changed since.
Online gambling itself is a grey area in Slovenia, and virtual currencies as well. Even the proposed, and very late New Gaming Act will not address gambling in virtual currencies. Bitcoin gambling is not regulated in Slovenia. However, playing in foreign Bitcoin casinos is not in any way criminalised under Slovenian law.
The bitcoin casinos below accept players from Slovenia.
The following online casino websites accept bitcoin, litecoin and ethereum, and accept players from Slovenia:
Black Lotus Casino
- Get 40 free spins on BIG GAME. Use the code: SAFARI54
- Get 250% match bonus, up to $2500. Use the code: SAFARI250
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Wagering limitation:
- 100% - Slots and Keno
- 50% - Roulette and Three Card Poker
- 25% - Baccarat
- 10% - Video Poker
- 5% - Blackjack, Craps
- 0% - Everything else
RichPrize Casino
- 100% match bonus, up to $400 + 25 free spins, no code needed
- Confirm email or phone, apply code: LADYDAY, make deposit from 21 to 400 EUR/USD and receive 88% + 88 free spins, limited time only, if it is no longer valid, please drop a comment and let me know
- Confirm email or phone, apply code: WEST100 make deposit pf at least 21 EUR/USD and receive 100 free spins, limited time only, if it is no longer valid, please drop a comment and let me know
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
- Playthrough requirement: Bonus wagering x40 applied.
- Free spins wagering x40 applied.
Wagering limitation:
- 7 days to wager bonus.
- Slots wagering allowed.
- Slots wagering participation 100%.
- Min bet 0.01 EUR - Max bet 3 EUR.
- Betting Games wagering not allowed.
- Providers allowed for wagering: Limited to enabled games only.
- Player can cancel bonus at any time. Please note: Upon cancellation of the bonus the balance will be adjusted to the balance before bonus activation.
GT Bets Casino and Sportsbook
- Welcome bonus, 150% up to $500 on your first deposit (then 100%, up to $250 bonus on your second deposit, then 5-50% depending on the amount on your third deposit and afterwards)
- 10% weekly rebate, 15% cashback on horse racing betting
- Free spins, weekly cashback for returning players
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
| Earnings ($10) | Sign Up Bonus Playthrough | Reload Bonus (Varies by %) Playthrough | |
| Sports | 5 points for every $10 wagered | 12x | 6x-10x |
| (Baseball) | 2 points for every $10 wagered | 30x | 15x-25x |
| Horses | 7.5 points for every $10 wagered | 8x | 4x-6.7x |
| Slots | 2 points for every $10 wagered | 30x | 15x-25x |
| Table | 1 point for every $10 wagered | 60x | 30x-50x |
| Video Poker | 1.5 points for every $10 wagered | 40x | 20x-33x |
Wagering limitation:
- Please be advised - the use of bonus funds to place wagers on the following games is not allowed: Baccarat (including Live), Craps, and European Roulette (including Live).
- For bonuses, sports moneyline wagers with odds of -300 (1.33) or less, will not qualify for rollover point earnings. So for example, betting NBA - NY Knicks (-350) will not earn rollover points towards a bonus.
Bet Online Casino and Sportsbook + Poker
- Welcome bonus, 100% up to $1,000 on your first three deposits! Use the code: BOLCASINO
- 100% welcome match bonus up to 100% on your first deposit using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, Litecoin or DASH. No code required.
- 100% match poker bonus, a minimum deposit of $50 using code NEWBOL
Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations
Playthrough requirement: • Slot Games (progressive jackpot slots excluded) 100% • Roulette (All versions), Draw High-Lo, 3 Card Rummy 20% • Baccarat, Blackjack (American & European), Poker 3, Oasis Poker, Single Deck Blackjack, Triple Edge Poker, Caribbean Poker, Three Card Poker, Video Poker 10% • Pirate 21, Blackjack Super 7, Pai Gow, 21 Burn, Ride’m Poker, All forms of Keno, Red Dog, Pontoon, Top Card Trumps 5% • Craps, Live Casino, All Games with Progressive Jackpots, Virtual Racebook. Speciality games ie Keno’s and Scratcher game offered by Betsoft 0%
Wagering limitation:
- Any action on Baccarat, Roulette and Craps will not count towards the wagering requirement.
If you have questions or any feedback don’t hesitate to drop a comment below. Please let me know in the comments section if you think we might have gotten something wrong or if you have additional information, clarification about the legal status of online gambling in this country, especially if you are from Slovenia or nearby.
This page is part of Simon’s List – Legal Status of Online Gambling – a definitive guide to the legal status of all forms of online gambling activities in every country around the world.
Last updated: 2020-12-31
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