Is online gambling legal in Serbia?

1. 1Law on Games of Chance — the regulator’s own English translation
2. 2Pravilnik — jackpot systems

• Minimum age: Adults only. The law bans minors but states no number; 18 is the general age of majority. Age is checked from an ID at registration ↗

You must be 18 to gamble online in Serbia, for online casino, sports betting and lottery alike. Eighteen, the general age of majority. The Law on Games of Chance bans participation by minors but does not state an age as a number. Land-based slot clubs and betting shops must stand at least 200 metres from a primary or secondary school attended by children, minors and young adults up to 19; that is a siting rule, not a gambling age.

Winnings from special games of chance (betting, casino, slots), including every game played online, are exempt from income tax with no threshold. The tax covers only classic games, the lottery family. An individual win up to RSD 147,757 is not taxed (the figure in force from 1 February 2026, adjusted each year, so it moves again in early 2027), and above it the rate is 20%. The tax is taken at source by whoever pays the prize and is worked out win by win, not on withdrawals or on net winnings for the year. Residents are taxed on income from Serbia and abroad, non-residents on income from Serbia, and a non-resident who proves residence in a treaty state and beneficial ownership can have a double-tax treaty applied by the payer. Whether the 20% is charged on the whole win or only on the part above the threshold is not stated in terms in the law.

26 organisers listed in Serbia, as of 20 Oct 2026.

Always verify a casino holds a valid Uprava za igre na sreću (Games of Chance Administration) licence before depositing. Check the official register before signing up.

The official register of licensed sitesUprava za igre na sreću (Games of Chance Administration)'s website

Prominent operators in Serbia

If a site isn't on the regulator's licensee register, ask the regulator before you play: an unlisted site is usually not licensed here (a register can lag behind a new licence). An unlicensed site is outside the regulator's supervision, so you cannot complain to the regulator about it.

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  Verify the licence in the official register

  Before playing, check that the operator is listed in the official register of the Games of Chance Administration (uis.gov.rs), which prints each organiser’s company name, web address, registration number and tax number. The regulator’s player guidance tells players to look the organiser up there and treats fake licence marks and seals as a warning sign. Its four-question control list, ‘Recognise, avoid, report the illegal organiser’, asks you to check that the organiser is on the Administration’s list and that its name, seat and contact details are clear and the rules of the game available; to watch for risk signals (no age and identity check before an account is opened, unrealistic bonuses and promises, unclear payout terms or ‘additional fees’, false certificates or licences) and marketing traps (fake ‘tests’ and top lists, influencers with a young audience, pressure to play ‘now’ or to win back losses); and, on finding a suspicious offer, to stop using it, keep the evidence (web address, screenshot, date and time) and report it to the Administration.

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  Look for responsible gambling information

  Advertising by licensed operators must carry a notice that minors may not take part and an addiction-prevention warning. An approved site must also show a clear warning that minors are barred and a responsible-gambling page with links to tools that filter or block online content. The Administration publishes a self-assessment questionnaire based on the DSM-5 criteria of the American Psychiatric Association: nine statements about your behaviour in the last 12 months. Marking 0 to 3 is read as no clear sign of a serious problem, 4 to 5 as an increased risk, and 6 or more as often linked to a serious problem. It is for information only and is not a diagnosis; if in doubt, talking to a professional can be an important first step.

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  One website, one brand

  A licensed operator must offer its games through a single website carrying only one logo or brand. Be wary of sites that mirror a licensed brand under other names or addresses, and check the web address against the register.

Official changes that affect players, newest first, each with the document it comes from. A change marked not yet in our report is confirmed in the official text but not yet worked into our research report and the answers on this page.

Our daily watch reads the official publishers we follow for Serbia. A change is listed once it has been checked against the official document, by a person or, where marked, by our automated check. Dates are the official dates, not the day we found the change.

Official guidance, court decisions and changes to the list of blocked gambling sites in Serbia, newest first, each linked to the official text.

Our daily watch reads the official publishers we follow; each item is listed once a person has checked it against the official text, and every sentence is taken from that text. Dates are the official dates where the text gives one, else the day it was published.

• Self-exclusion: 24 hours to permanent. Ask your operator, which tells the regulator; a permanent one cannot be revoked for 12 months ↗
• Your own limits: Set by you. Every online operator must offer deposit and loss limits; the law sets no fixed ceiling ↗

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   1. Complain to the operator

   Start with the operator’s customer service. The gambling law and its rulebooks do not require an operator to run a complaints procedure, but the operator’s rules of the game, which the Administration approves, must name the court that is competent for disputes with players. The general consumer-protection law has a complaints procedure (a written reply within 8 days, a fix within 15), but whether it applies to a lost bet or a disputed payout is not confirmed.

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   2. Tell the regulator, but do not expect a ruling

   The Games of Chance Administration takes reports about unlicensed online offers (evidence to [email protected]). No provision gives a player a right to complain to it about a licensed operator or obliges it to decide one, and it has no power to order an operator to repay a player. The consumer-protection law also provides out-of-court dispute resolution before a body on the Ministry’s list, after a complaint to the trader; whether it covers gambling is not confirmed.

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   3. Court action

   Repayment is a civil claim, in the court named in the operator’s rules of the game.

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  All my gambling winnings are taxed at 20%.
  Reality

  This is incorrect. Winnings from special games of chance, which expressly include games organised through electronic communication, so all licensed online betting and casino play, are exempt from income tax outright, with no threshold. The 20% rate reaches only classic games of chance (the lottery family), and only on an individual win above RSD 147,757, the figure in force from 1 February 2026 and adjusted every year. The tax is taken at source by whoever pays the prize.

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  It's safe to play on any international site that accepts Serbian players.
  Reality

  Placing the stake is itself the prohibited act: the law bars taking part in games of chance organised abroad where the stake is paid in Serbia, and bars enabling such payments there. The gambling law sets no fine for an ordinary player, and the Criminal Code reaches a participant only who uses deception. The Administration can, however, have the site’s IP address blocked by telecoms and its payments blocked by banks, without a court order, and an approved operator must hold a €500,000 deposit or bank guarantee that secures player winnings. A site without an approval is outside that supervision.

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  The legal gambling age is 21 for casinos.
  Reality

  The gambling law never states a number: it bans minors from taking part. The age of 18 comes from the general age of majority, which the health minister’s poster rules give as the age at which a person can decide on their rights and obligations independently. The same age applies to casinos, sports betting and online play. The 19 that appears in the law is a rule about how far a venue must stand from a school, not a gambling age.