Uzbekistan

    Gambling regulation

    • Online casino:
      Illegal
    • Online sports betting:
      Illegal
    • Gambling in detail:
      more details

    Coat of Arms

    Coat of arms of the country of Uzbekistan

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    Population

    • Population: 31807000 people.
    • Official Language: Uzbek
    • HDI: 0,727
    • Salary: $304
    • Poverty rate: 99.1%
    • Gini: 35.3%
    • The believing population: 51%
    • Main religion: Islam (96.7%)
    • Second religion: Christianity (2.3%)

    Harmful habits

    • Alcohol: 2.5 litres/year
    • Smoking: 17.6%

    Internet

    • Internet users: 49%
    • Mobile Internet: 67.8%
    • Landline Internet: 31.1%
    • Internet speed: 13.3 Mbps
    • Country Top Level Domain: .UZ

    General information about the country

    • Country name:
      Uzbekistan
    • Code (2-digit):
      UZ
    • Continent:
      Asia
    • Country level:
      Tier 3
    • Capital:
      Tashkent
    • Country area:
      447400 sq km.
    • Telephone code:
      998
    • Currency (code):
      Uzbek Sum (UZS)

    Geographical features of the country

    Administrative division into regions

    City of republican subordination: Tashkent.
    Region (12): Andijan, Bukhara, Jizzak, Kashkadarya, Navoi, Namangan, Samarkand, Surkhandarya, Syrdarya, Tashkent, Fergana, Khorezm.
    Republic: Karakalpakstan.

    Features of the country

    The modern territory of the country was partially or completely occupied by the states: Macedonian Kingdom, Achaemenid Power, Dawan (Parkan), Greco-Baktrian Kingdom, Kushan Kingdom, Sassanid State, Eftalite State, Turkic Khaganate, Arab Caliphate, Umayyad Caliphate, Turgesh Khaganate, Abbasid Caliphate, Karakhanid State, Ghaznavid Empire, Khorezm Shah State, Karakitai Khanate, Mongol Empire, Chagatai Ulus, Golden Horde (Ulus Dzhuchi), Timurid State, Kazakh Khanate, Bukhara Khanate, Russian Empire, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

    Uzbekistan has access to the following lakes: Sarykamysh, the Great Aral Sea, Aidarkul.

    The following rivers flow through the territory: Syr Darya, Amu Darya, Zeravshan, Naryn.

    Uzbekistan owns the islands: Paigambar.

    There are Kyzylkum deserts on the territory of the country.

    Famous caves on the territory of the country: Boy-Bulok, Festival-Ledopadnaya, Uralskaya, Kievskaya, Zaidmana.

    Gambling regulation

    • Online casinos:
      Illegal
    • Online sports betting:
      Illegal

    Read more about regulation

    Legalisation of iGaming in Uzbekistan

    From 1 January 2025, the organisation of online casinos, lotteries and betting activities will be legalised in Uzbekistan.

    Strengths of having a licence:

    1. White work of payment systems, passability can be adjusted up to 90%+
    2. Wide advertising opportunities:
      - white offices in Google, FB;
      - offline advertising, etc.
    3. Licence is issued immediately for 5 years, which is important for strategic entry into this geo (country).
    4. Players are exempt from paying taxes on winnings.
    5. All persons over 18 years of age are eligible to play, regardless of nationality.

    Risks, costs and liabilities:

    1. Servers need to be moved to Uzbekistan
    2. Register a legal entity in Uzbekistan
    3. Contribute authorised capital of $4.3 million (56 billion UZS)
    4. Contribute a reserve fund of $2.2 million (28 billion UZS)
    5. Pay application and state fees, totalling about $22,000.
    6. Taxes: based on the lex.uz source it was found that businesses have to pay 1% of the players' bets as tax. This is actually VERY much (with RTP of 96% - this is 25% of GGR). At the same time on news resources there is a figure of 4% of GGR (spot.uz, upl.uz).
    7. Provide quarterly reporting

    Sources:

    • https://upl.uz/obshestvo/47432-news.html
    • https://lex.uz/docs/7257887
    • https://www.spot.uz/ru/2024/04/26/gambling/

    Top payment systems

    Top payment methods (October 2024):

    • uzcard
    • humo_card
    • telegram_pay

    Online Gambling in the country

    Uzbekistan launched a large-scale campaign to combat illegal advertising of bookmakers on the Internet with the participation of the Ministry of Internal Affairs

    The Committee for the Development of Competition and Consumer Rights Protection reported an increase in violations related to the promotion of bookmaker services online. Particular attention is paid to advertising in Telegram channels and social networks, where messages are posted anonymously or under pseudonyms, which makes it difficult to identify the distributors.

    Regulator's response

    The Committee's representatives reminded that Article 46 of the Law “On Advertising” expressly prohibits the promotion of gambling, including distribution on the Internet. Due to the difficulties in identifying alleged violators, the Committee sends materials to the Center for Cyber Security of the Ministry of Internal Affairs to take action

    Legalization and licensing

    In April 2024, the President of Uzbekistan signed a decree on the legalization of betting activities. The National Agency for Perspective Projects (NAPP) explained the initiative by the ineffectiveness of previous bans, which, according to their data, led to an increase in gambling addiction and fraud, as well as currency outflow abroad

    Since December, licensing requirements for gambling organizers have been in effect: the procedure for registering players, the size of the authorized capital and the fund, as well as the conditions for obtaining a five-year license from the NAPP. In January, the Legislative Chamber passed a bill with licensing regulations and restrictions on participation in gambling for certain categories of citizens

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