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LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF ARMENIA

of June 12, 2024 No. ZR-263

On regulation of game activities

Accepted by National Assembly of the Republic of Armenia on June 26, 2024

Chapter 1. Basic provisions

Article 1. Law purpose

1. The purpose of this Law is protection of interests of players by means of regulation of gambling activities in the Republic of Armenia, increase in efficiency of control of gambling activities by implementation of system of electronic control and establishment of mandatory technical requirements concerning game products according to international standards, refining of legal relations in the field of regulation of gambling activities.

Article 2. Subject of regulation of the law

1. This law governs the relations connected with gambling activities and also establishes the state control of it.

2. Operation of this law does not extend on:

1) on the advertizing lottery organized for the purpose of advertizing of services, works or goods which advantageous fund does not exceed the amounts constituting, respectively, percent 0,5 maximum from turnover of realization of the organizer of advertizing lottery for previous year or 0,5 of percent from turnover of realization of the current year. At the same time the advantageous fund shall be created at the expense of own means of the organizer of advertizing lottery. If the prize fund exceeds the maximum size specified in this part or is not created at the expense of own means of the organizer of advertizing lottery, then these activities are considered as the activities for the organization of lottery regulated by this Law.

2) the intellectual games requiring intelligence, thinking and knowledge which will be organized in audiovisual mass media or on the Internet and are directed only to promotion of development of intelligence, thinking and intelligence, the requiring knowledge and which results provide prizes (awards), but not prizes.

Article 3. The legislation regulating gambling activities

1. The relations connected with gambling activities are regulated by this Law, international treaties and other legal acts ratified by the Republic of Armenia.

2. The procedure for exchange of information between monitoring body and authorized body within implementation of the powers provided by this law is established by the Government.

Article 4. The basic concepts used in the law

1. The concepts used in this Law have the following value:

1) game game with prize, game with Internet prize, the game organized by means of bookmaker activities, lottery;

2) game activities game with prize, Internet game with prize, bookmaker activities, the organization of lottery;

3) game with prize - any mechanized game based on risk providing possibility of prize (the game held with use of the game product intended for program and (or) mechanical game in which the winner is determined by the special program and (or) mechanical the system containing in this product it is direct or the player with indirect participation) and live game - game in which in addition to the player also the player (for the purpose of holding game or the certificate of its result with the help the player at the request of the organizer participates and the physical person authorized by it, which actually participates in game or performs its draw) or in which at the same time opportunity of participation is given to several players without participation of the player (except the mechanized games);

4) the game with Internet prize game with prize organized by means of Internet access and with use of game products. Game with Internet prizes can be organized also through the game hall;

5) bookmaker activities - the organization of acceptance of rates, registration and issues of prizes on forecasting of possible outcomes of sports, game, social and political or any other events or creation of opportunity to the player to rely (provision of the right in any manner). Bookmaker activities can also be organized through the game hall;

6) lottery - public action during which the organizer holds draw of advantageous fund between participants and prizes do not depend on actions and will of the organizer, and are result only of accident. The lottery can also be organized through the game hall;

7) game product - the gaming equipment (game table, counter (including remote identification by means of radio-frequency system), the playing card, the playing card, the lottery ticket, etc.), the equipment, part of the equipment or the software allowing the player to stake or participate in to participate in advantageous game, advantageous game on the Internet, the game organized by means of bookmaker activities, lottery for a fee;

8) the organizer of game activities or the organizer - the legal entity having the right to be engaged in the organization of game activities according to the legislation;

9) the organization of game activities use by organizers of game activities of game products by creation of opportunity for prize or participation in game in any form;

10) the official site of the organizer of gambling activities website containing the information resource established by regulations of the organizer in the Internet, including the website with its subdomain names (subdomain). In sense of this Law the web page of the organizer placed on platforms of social networks and also the channel posted by the organizer on the websites of videos cannot be considered as the official site of the organizer;

11) the game hall - the building or the room in the building where game activities will be organized;

12) lobby - the certain hall adjoining entrance to the game hall where identification of persons is carried out before it permit to enter the game hall;

13) identification of person - for the purpose of application by the organizer of the restrictions provided by this law and the requirements established by the Law "About Anti-money Laundering and Terrorism Financing" before provision to the organizer of access to game product or opportunity to participate in game. In case of lack of restrictions for person by results of identification, it gets permission to use of game product or participation in game and is registered the organizer as the player, and in case of availability of restrictions for person deny to it access to game products or participation in game. The procedure for identification of the personality is established by authorized body;

14) the player - the physical person who got permission to use of game products or participation in game and using game products;

15) the participant of lottery - the physical person owning the lottery ticket;

16) the game account - the personal game account created for each player on the server or the interactive game platform used for the organization of game with results of identification of the personality from which the player can stake or bring payment for participation and also participates in games with its data. Use of the game account belonging to other person is forbidden;

17) rate or payment for participation - the money intended for participation in game or game combination;

18) interactive game platform is electronic program by means of which the software representing one or several game products is offered;

19) prize - the material value in dramas or natural form charged by the organizer for benefit of the player or the participant of lottery according to the rules and conditions of game established by regulations of the organization and carrying out game activities. The bonuses provided by organizers, provided by rules of the organization and carrying out game activities are also considered as prize;

20) the prize fund of lottery fund created of the amounts paid by participants of lottery for acquisition of lottery tickets which is distributed between participants of lottery according to results of draw and rules of the organization and carrying out lottery;

21) game transaction accomplishment of the actions directed to operation of game product;

22) the operational certificate document providing to physical person permission to carrying out game transactions;

23) the operator of regulation of the gambling sphere (further - the operator) - the legal entity provided by Chapter 6 of this Law;

24) the center of monitoring - the program and technical system of the operator used with ensuring access in the Internet, which is part of system of electronic control by means of which the operator performs registration, storage and accounting of game counters, prizes, the game products acquired by players and participants of the lotteries organized by means of gamblings, games with Internet prizes, game products, and also information on the events which are taking place during game activities, the analysis, risks assessment;

25) assessment of risks determinations of behavior of the organizer following from activities, action or failure to act of the organizer performed on the basis of the criteria determining risk degree of the organizer of gambling activities, and analysis results of reports, information, the available data on compliance of the operated game products to requirements the established this Law. The criteria determining risk degree are established by the Government;

26) the responsible person of the organizer-head of executive body of the legal entity, the manager of the game hall, the division manager of the internal monitoring which is engaged in prevention of money laundering and financing of terrorism or person designated by the organizer instead of the responsible person identified by this Item;

27) considerable participation participation in the authorized capital of the organizer in the amount of 10 and more percent;

28) the real beneficiary - the real beneficiary of the legal entity established by the Law "About Anti-money Laundering and Terrorism Financing";

29) authorized body providing of regulation of the gambling sphere within the powers assigned to it by the legislation of the Republic of Armenia: development and enhancement of the legislation of the Republic of Armenia, development and enhancement of policy of process of licensing, licensing of persons performing the activities which are subject to licensing, implementation of administration regarding accomplishment of licensed requirements and also the body performing other powers established by legislative acts - the Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Armenia;

30) the Controlling body body controlling gambling activities, and the body controlling activities of operator Committee of state revenues of the Republic of Armenia;

31) the proper notification notification in electronic form on the notifications and documents provided by this Law which is performed by placement on the personal page of the organizer in system of electronic control of the operator. The organizer is considered properly, notified from the date of placement of the notifications and documents specified on its personal page in system of electronic control of the operator. Placement of documents and notifications is confirmed by electronic system;

32) rules of fair play (Fair game) - the regulations of the game industry directed to protection of the rights of players and organizers, ensuring justice of program and mechanical systems of game products, equal rights of players and participants of game;

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