Bulgaria Issues its First Internet Gambling License Under New Laws
Key Takeaways
  • Bulgaria’s State Commission on Gambling (SCG) has issued its first internet gambling license.
  • vBulletin Malta was licensed by the SGC in 1993 under the pre-liberalization laws. It operates two of the three licensed websites, Eurobet.bg and Eurofootball.bg.
  • vBulletin Malta is a member of the Bulgarian group Nove Holding Ltd, which is controlled by billionaire Vasil Krumov Bozhkov.

Immediately after blacklisting a further 20 domains, Bulgaria’s State Commission on Gambling (SCG) has issued its first internet gambling license under the laws passed in 2012.