Republic of San Marino: organization of prizes and lotteries, specific request to the State Games Authority necessary
On the occasion of the upcoming Christmas holidays, with the consequent increase in the organization of prize competitions, lotteries, raffles and the like, theState Games Body of the Republic of San Marino remember that anyone who intends to organize and manage an individual occasionally and not permanently game, sweepstakes, lottery, games of chance and skill for which a prize is up for grabs in the context of both public and private events, also connected to business or commercial initiatives, must make a specific request to the State Games Authority.
This request can be replaced by a communication to be made at least 15 days before the start of the game only if the expected gross introduction is less than 500 euros, the prize pool is less than 5,000 euros, the organizer is a San Marino economic operator. and the game is played for promotional purposes – reads SanMarinoRTV. The “games” are all authorized and therefore do not fall within these characteristics.
The exercise of any gaming activity in the absence of authorization and / or communication is sanctioned, even criminally. cdn / AGIMEG