CURRENT EDITIONEU guide · Local rules & licensing
Slovakia: check approved websites and the exclusion register
Slovakia’s gambling regulator publishes a legal-websites page and separate registers of operators and individual licences. These sources should be used together when evaluating a promotional claim. A Slovak-language page or a .sk suffix does not itself establish permission.
- Match the company, approved website, game category and validity information.
- The regulator also maintains information about excluded persons and publishes consumer-protection and complaint routes.
- Do not confuse a prohibited-offer list with the positive legal record.
What the official information establishes
Match the company, approved website, game category and validity information. A downloaded list has a date; an old copy is not permanent evidence. If a subdomain or redirect is involved, compare it with the approved website and the operator’s official explanation rather than assuming every similar address is covered.
The distinction a bonus page can miss
The regulator also maintains information about excluded persons and publishes consumer-protection and complaint routes. These resources have different purposes. The excluded-person register concerns access restrictions, while a complaint about a balance needs terms and transaction evidence. A reward should not delay a decision to use protective tools.
Player protection and unresolved questions
Do not confuse a prohibited-offer list with the positive legal record. A newly encountered domain can be absent from a blocklist without being authorised. When a page claims to provide a workaround for restrictions, treat that as a reason to stop, not as a way to preserve a bonus. Use the regulator’s current page for updates.
Apply the local distinction
A legal-websites spreadsheet and an individual licence record can provide complementary evidence. The first helps identify an approved address; the second may clarify the company, activity or validity period. Preserve their dates rather than merging them into an undated claim that a brand is legal forever. When a page moves to another address, check again. A redirect can be a normal technical change, but it should not be assumed to expand the scope of a licence.
Common questions
Is a .sk domain proof of licensing?
No. Check the regulator’s approved-website and licence information.
Does being absent from a prohibited list prove approval?
No. Positive authorisation requires its own evidence.
Sources & further reading
Read the source alongside the explanation. Rules and published terms can change; check the current official position where you live.
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