Regulatory Framework

• Law on Betting Houses, Gambling Houses and Obstruction of Gambling 2018 and the Betting Law (Law 37(I)/2019) establishes the regulatory framework for betting operations in the country when offered through land-based and remote platforms. The Betting Law also ratifies the prohibition of online casino games in the country (Section 84), adding betting exchanges (Section 85) and spread betting (Section 86) to the general prohibition. An unofficial English translation of the Betting Law can be found here.
• Casino Operation and Control Law (Law 124(I)/2015) regulates land-based casino games and gaming machines.
• Lottery Law 1986 establishes the regulatory framework for lottery operations in Cyprus.
• Taxation of Horse Racing Betting and Lotteries Law (Law 48/1973) regulates horse race betting.
• Certain Games of Chance Law (Law 52/2018) and a decision by the Council of Ministers from November 2019 allows the Greek conglomerate OPAP, through its subsidiary OPAP Cyprus, to offer several lottery games and sports betting in Cyprus.
• Taxation of Gaming Winnings of OPAP SA and from the State Lottery Law (Law 191(I)/2012) regulates the tax regime applicable to winnings of players of the government’s lotteries and games that OPAP offers. 

Relevant secondary legislation, as found on the National Betting Authority’s website, can be accessed here and here. The English translation of these acts can be found here and here.

Relevant secondary legislation, as found on the Cyprus Gaming and Casino Supervision Commission’s website, can be accessed here. This includes the following.

• Casino Operations and Control Law (General) Regulations 2016 provides a more detailed description of the supervision of legal casinos.
• Lotteries Law 1983provides further details and specifics for the regulation and operation of the National Lottery.
   

Anti-Money Laundering

• Prevention and Combating of Money Laundering Law (Law 188(I)/2007).
• Directive on the Prevention and Suppression of Money Laundering (Directive 15.2021).
• Betting Law (Law 37(I)/2019).

Data Protection

• Law on the Protection of Natural Persons Against the Processing of Personal Data and the Free Movement of Such Data (Law 125(I)/2018) (incorporating EU General Data Protection Regulation No. 2016/679). An English translation can be found here.

Advertising

• Casino Advertising Promotions Code (2019) governs advertising and promotions for casino games and is supervised by the Cyprus Gaming and Casino Supervision Commission.
• Casino Advertising and Promotions Direction (2019) establishes standards and requirements for advertising and promotions to maintain a robust regulatory environment.
• Code of Practice for Betting Advertising (2021). 

 

Gambling Regulators

National Betting Authority (NBA)
Tel: +357 2288 1800
Email: info@nba.gov.cy
Contact form: https://nba.gov.cy/en/contact-us/

Cyprus Gaming and Casino Supervision Commission
Tel: +357 2557 3800
Email: info@cgc.org.cy
Contact form: https://www.cgc.org.cy/en/contact-us 

 

Anti-Money Laundering Regulator

Unit for Combating Money Laundering (MOKAS)
Tel: +357 2244 6018
Email: mokas@mokas.law.gov.cy

Contact form: https://www.law.gov.cy/law/law.nsf/contact-en/contact-en?OpenForm
 

Data Protection Authority
Office of the Personal Data Protection Commissioner
Tel: +357 2281 8456
Email: commissioner@dataprotection.gov.cy

Advertising Regulators

National Betting Authority (NBA)
Tel: +357 2288 1800
Email: info@nba.gov.cy
Contact form: https://nba.gov.cy/en/contact-us/
 

Cyprus Gaming and Casino Supervision Commission
Tel: +357 2557 3800
Email: info@cgc.org.cy
Contact form: https://www.cgc.org.cy/en/contact-us
 

Advertising Control Body
Tel: +357 9919 8954
Email: info@fed.org.cy 

Contact form: https://fed.org.cy/el/contact-us

 

 

 

 

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