Bulgaria gambling law updates
Official changes to Bulgaria’s gambling rules and its regulators’ enforcement decisions, by official date, newest first, each checked against the official document. Last change listed 30 Oct 2026.
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2 updates
October 2026
- Not in a report yetDraft Act amending the Gambling Act — TRIS 2026/0558/BG
The draft proposes a ban on gambling advertising, including online betting advertising, but it is only notified and no commencement date is provided. Operators should not treat the proposal as an in-force rule.
Official words and status
“The draft Act amending the Gambling Act provides for a ban on the advertising of games of chance, including the advertising of online betting, and aims to significantly restrict the advertising presence of the gambling activities.”
- Document
- Bulgaria: Draft Act amending the Gambling Act
- Our report
- From the official text · no research report yet
- Status
- Accepted as a coming change on 30 Oct 2026; we have no research report for Bulgaria yet, so this line, from the official text, is our record of it.
- Not in a report yetDraft Act amending the Gambling Act — 2026/0536/BG
If adopted, operators would face the proposed advertising and promotion ban and related licensing changes, including a Bulgarian place-of-business requirement for foreign online betting firms. The notification gives no effective date.
Official words and status
“Bulgaria: Проект на Закон за изменение и допълнение на Закона за хазарта”
- Document
- Bulgaria: Проект на Закон за изменение и допълнение на Закона за хазарта
- Our report
- From the official text · no research report yet
- Status
- Accepted automatically as a coming change on 29 Oct 2026, from the official text, checked by our automated ticket review; we have no research report for Bulgaria yet, so this line, from the official text, is our record of it.
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