However, recently the countries National Council vote 18-12 in favor of a veto to suspend a bill that if passed would have opened the countries online gaming market up to other companies within the European Economic Community.
Proposals to open up Slovenia’s market are predominantly driven by the notion that a vast majority of online gambling activity in the country is currently done so through unregulated sites as residents look to use varying sportsbook other than Športna Loterija. READ SO: IGAMING IN SWEDEN: OPENING THEIR GAMBLING MARKET TO THE WORLD
Some arguments of the bill proposal, like the one from Branko Zorman (pictured), is that the country could make big profits from allowing additional sports betting companies to operate in the country; the introduction of regulations would establish €500k annual licensing fees and a share of their revenues.
