## Infrastructure Article 6 of the Gambling Act stipulates that a central logging server can be located in Bulgaria, or another country of the EU, the EEA or in Switzerland. However, the individual server that collects and stores all the information and data in relation to offering gambling in Bulgaria must be kept in Bulgaria. Furthermore, according to the Gambling Act, data shall be stored in its original form for a period of five years. See: https://nra.bg/wps/portal/nra-en/gambling.en/online.gambling.en ## Integrations The central computer systems must be able to register and identify the players and connect to the servers of the National Revenue Agency to provide real-time information on the games played, the bets made, and the prizes paid. ## Software certification Technical requirement for gambling software can be found here: https://dv.parliament.bg/DVWeb/showMaterialDV.jsp?idMat=155660 A new affiliate licensing regime creates two distinct operator-facing obligations ahead of its 1 September 2026 effective date. First, operators must confirm the licensing status of any affiliate partner compensated on a performance basis, since promoting gambling products through an unlicensed affiliate channel exposes that channel to blocking by the National Revenue Agency. Second, operators must withhold 10 percent of performance-based affiliate commission and remit it to the NRA, a new payment-flow compliance obligation layered onto existing operational processes. Both obligations rest on a recent statutory amendment whose practical implementation details will become clearer as the 1 September 2026 commencement date approaches. Affiliates themselves face a parallel obligation to apply for the new licence by 15 August 2026 if already active in the market.
Bulgaria · Question 09 of 11
Distribution and platforms: Can we ship through apps and platforms?
Mixed · Probable · Expert approved · 2 post-review updates · Not reviewed · In expert review scope · Back to full Bulgaria report →
Key section parameters
| Jurisdiction | Bulgaria (BG) |
|---|---|
| Regulator | Recorded in register |
| Favourability | Mixed |
| Confidence | Probable |
| Review status | Expert approved · 2 post-review updates · Not reviewed · In expert review scope |
| Last collected | 18 Oct 2026 |
Summary answer
## Infrastructure Article 6 of the Gambling Act stipulates that a central logging server can be located in Bulgaria, or another country of the EU, the EEA or in Switzerland. However, the individual server that collects and stores all the information and data in relation to offering gambling in Bulg…
The new affiliate-enforcement regime extends materially into distribution and platform rules. The NRA may order the blocking of websites, apps, social-media profiles and streaming channels operated by, or used to promote, unlicensed affiliates, with telecom providers required to give effect to such orders within a 24-hour compliance window. This mechanism is corroborated by G3 Newswire reporting on the new licensing framework and sits alongside the parallel requirement that affiliates declare all promotional digital channels at the point of licence application. Together, the declaration duty and the blocking power give the NRA both advance visibility into an affiliate's distribution footprint and a fast-acting remedy against non-compliant channels once identified, a materially stronger platform-enforcement posture than existed before this cycle.
The NRA's expanded blocking authority, enacted via the 2026 Budget Act amendments to the Gambling Act, explicitly reaches websites, apps, social-media accounts and streaming channels distributing unauthorised gambling promotion or activity. This is a material widening of the distribution-platform enforcement perimeter, rated Confirmed and DURABLE. The new affiliate-licensing regime compounds this: performance-based affiliates who fail to obtain the new NRA licence now risk having their distribution channel blocked outright, connecting the licensing gate and the platform-blocking gate into a single enforcement mechanism directed at the promotional ecosystem surrounding licensed gambling operators.