Currently, many legalized bookmakers in the Russian Federation have been formed. Most of them were strictly prohibited due to the lack of a proper license for bookmaking activities. In order not to fall into the hands of fraudsters and not to lose money in the account, it is worth playing exclusively in legalized institutions.
Bookmaker license: which offices have a work permit in Russia?
License - the necessary permission to conduct gaming activities in each specific country. To get it, you will have to spend a huge amount of money, as well as time to prepare the necessary documents and wait for all kinds of documents to be completed. Every license is divided into four classes of entertainment. An entrepreneur can initially arrange all 4 classes, or one at a time. The time for registration will not change. Consider the classes:
- Lotteries, online casinos.
- Betting on sports events, betting.
- Poker.
- Game of skill.
The process of obtaining a license
To obtain a license, you can choose one of two ways:
- Active participation in the affiliate program.
- Spontaneous execution of the necessary document.
Each path has its advantages and disadvantages. We will analyze separately each way to obtain a license for bookmaking activities on the Internet.
Affiliate license
The first option is less troublesome and costly, and is suitable for beginning entrepreneurs in the bookmaker business. However, you will have to thoroughly verify the fulfillment of various conditions, otherwise the entrepreneur will immediately receive a refusal to issue a license.
To issue an affiliate license, you will have to provide the following list of documents to the registration authority:
- Certificate of registration of an entrepreneur with the tax office.
- If the premises are leased, then an appropriate contract must be provided.
- BTI plan.
- A developed design for the design and arrangement of premises for gaming activities.
- Appropriate documents for cashiers and the director of the premises: passport, taxpayer identification number, employment records, insurance certificates.
- A signed contract with a security company that will provide security to employees and visitors.
Compared to a personal license, an affiliate does not require a substantial share capital. The average duration of an affiliate license is from 1.5 months. If there are all kinds of problems, the registration will last up to 2 months.
Disadvantages of affiliate license:
- When moving the institution will have to re-register the documentation, which will spell out his existing address. This will take a lot of time and require the collection of new lease documents.
- Permanent interest payments to organizations that have granted an affiliate license for betting activities.
Personal license
Compared with an affiliate license, a personal one will take more time and money. But in case of non-compliance with the conditions, the entrepreneur will be denied extradition. Therefore, initially you will have to thoroughly check the availability of all kinds of documents.
To obtain a personal license, undertake must:
- Register as a legal entity.
- If the premises are leased, provide a lease.
- Prepare a BTI plan.
- Purchase and install the necessary equipment for playing games.
- Provide a certificate of no criminal record.
- Prepare a work book, which will indicate the experience in a similar field of activity.
- Provide the necessary documents confirming the qualifications of the hired workers who will carry out gaming activities.
After collecting all the necessary documents, the entrepreneur should contact the relevant authorities, namely the Ministry of Finance, as well as the Tax Inspectorate.
You can see one of the samples of the license for bookmaker activity in the photo in the article.
Terms and cost of registration
The cost of obtaining an affiliate license will cost approximately the amount that the holder of the permit document will require (on average, this amounts to 330,000 rubles). An additional state duty is paid for registration of a legal entity, for rental of premises, repair and purchase of necessary equipment.
The deadline for entering the address of the premises in the license is 1.5 months.
To apply for a personal license, you must have:
- authorized capital of 100 million rubles;
- assets for 1 billion rubles;
- a bank guarantee in the amount of at least 500 million rubles.
And the cost of the registration itself is in the range from 290 thousand to 350 thousand rubles.
With successful execution, namely after the delivery of all the relevant documents, you can get a license after 45 days. If there are possible complaints, consideration of the application can last up to 2 months. The license is valid for 5 years. After the end, it will need to be extended for a similar period.
Additionally, when collecting the necessary documents, you can use the help of special intermediaries. The cost of intermediary services averages 230,000 rubles.