CIS and Baltic states market focus: Kazakhstan

In the concluding part of this five-part series, EGR Compliance examines emerging gambling markets for operators in the CIS region and Baltic states, in partnership with law firm Dentons

Dentons

04/06/2020

EGR Compliance,Casino licenceSports betting licenceGambling tax

each gaming table: €9,500
each slot machine: €350
each totalisator and sports betting counter: €1,770
each online totalisator counter: €23,600
each online sports betting counter: €17,700

Fee for using the licenceTermLicence fee

casino licence: €20,000
sports betting licence: €4,000

Re-issuance fee.Ilya Machavariani is a gambling and gaming lawyer for Europe, Russia and the CISheading the Russian and CIS gambling practice group at Dentons. He has extensive experience advising on gambling issues and advises clients on operating in the Russian Federation and the CIS, on the full range of regulations relating to the activities of gambling operators, as well as drafting the necessary contracts and internal documents.He also handles licensing processes for gambling operators that are entering new markets throughout the world.Ivan Kurochkin being an associate at CIS gambling practice group at Dentons has broad experience on gambling issues, especially in regulatory matters. His work involves advising clients doing business in the Russian Federation on various activities of gambling operators (including bookmakers), focusing on issues related to compliance with gaming licence requirements, applicable AML requirements, and issues relating to advertising of gambling operators.