MONTENEGRO Law and Practice Contributed by: Luka Popović and Milana Savović, BDK Advokati
licence, must be displayed at the entrance to the bet- ting shop. Payments for bets can only be made at payment points of betting shops or at betting terminals for which a licence has been granted, while the area dedi- cated to betting terminals cannot be less than three square metres per terminal. Betting via betting termi- nals can be organised not only in betting shops, but also in casinos and slot-machine clubs. The premises for receiving bets on betting terminals cannot be less A gaming-machine venue must have at least ten gaming machines, and the gaming and guest areas must have a total combined area of at least 35 square metres. A gaming-machine venue must have a cash register and a separate secured area for storing money and other valuables, and it may also have a hospitality sec- tion in which drinks and beverages may be served, or a hospitality section for preparing and serving food. The operator is obliged to have a control IT system in place that allows the gaming machines to be con- nected to the IT system of the gaming regulator. Also, a special label, issued by the Ministry of Finance and indicating the main data on the operator and the licence, must be displayed at the entrance to the gam- ing-machine venue. The operator is obliged to display the following inside the premises: • the game rules; • a warning that gambling is prohibited to persons under the age of 18; and • the minimum return rate percentage of the gaming machines. than three square metres. Gaming-Machine Venues In the case of multi-player gaming machines, the operator is obliged to provide at least three square metres of space per possible player.
Also, the gaming machines must support the SAS (Slot Accounting System) protocol. Tombola The premises used for tombola must be organised and must meet certain hygienic-technical conditions. The area must not be under 100 square metres. The tombola operator must use the following equip- ment: • a transparent drum with an automatic ball ejection system; • an electronic counter of drawn play balls with lights; • an electronic display with illuminated numbers or a computer system for monitoring the draw, with an appropriate device for displaying results; There must be a special label, issued by the Ministry of Finance, indicating the main data on the opera- tor and the licence, displayed at the entrance to the tombola venue. TV Tombola The premises (TV studio) inside which TV tombola is being organised cannot have an area of less than 30 square metres, excluding the audience sector. The organiser of bingo and TV tombola is obliged to ensure the monitoring of the draw of numbers and the entire course of the game through a live TV broadcast. • a TV camera with a monitor; and • an appropriate sound system.
6. Online Gambling 6.1 B2C Licences
Any operator holding a land-based gambling licence of any type can apply for an online licence. Due to insufficient regulation in this area, the interpretation is that the online licence, once granted, gives its holder a right to organise any type of gambling online. Practi- cally, that means that the online games provided by the operator are not tied to the types of games for which the operator holds a land-based licence. To illustrate the situation, a company with a licence for
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