{"id":777039438,"date":"2026-03-20T10:16:03","date_gmt":"2026-03-20T13:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777039438"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:17:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:17:09","slug":"uzbekistan-yet-to-receive-gambling-licence-applications","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/uzbekistan-yet-to-receive-gambling-licence-applications","title":{"rendered":"Uzbekistan yet to receive any gambling licence applications"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Authorities say companies need more time to meet requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Uzbekistan.- Nearly a year after legalising the sector<\/a>, Uzbekistan has yet to receive any formal applications for gambling licences. Speaking at a press conference, Askarjon Zakirov, Head of the Department for Development of Cryptoassets Circulation at the National Agency for Perspective Projects (NAPP), said no applications had been submitted but that companies had approached the department for consultations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to Zakirov, the lack of applications is linked to the country\u2019s strict regulatory approach, which aims to protect vulnerable groups from gambling-related risks. Operators are working to align with requirements before applying to enter the market, he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key component of the regulatory framework is the Unified State Register of Bets and Players, a system designed to monitor betting activity. Authorities say the platform is technically ready and in its final implementation phase. The government expects the register to enable close supervision of both operators and players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Under Uzbekistan’s framework, licences will be issued for up to five years.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Turkish justice minister tells prosecutors to step up fight against illegal gambling<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Authorities say companies need more time to meet requirements.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777024855,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Uzbekistan's iGaming sector, legalized nearly a year ago, has yet to attract formal licensing applications, primarily due to the stringent regulatory framework designed to protect vulnerable groups. Operators are reportedly working towards compliance with requirements, including integration with the Unified State Register of Bets and Players, before market entry. This delay highlights the complexities of establishing new regulated markets with robust governance frameworks.","focusai_entities":"Askarjon Zakirov, National Agency for Perspective Projects (NAPP), Department for Development of Cryptoassets Circulation","focusai_location":"Uzbekistan","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (1.0), affiliate_publisher (0.7), product_ux (0.7), tech_data (0.8), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.9), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Compliance Costs","query":"What is the estimated capital expenditure and operational overhead for operators to achieve full compliance with Uzbekistan's stringent regulatory framework, particularly concerning the Unified State Register of Bets and Players?"},{"label":"Market Entry Timeline","query":"Given the current delays, what is the revised projected timeline for the first iGaming operators to successfully obtain licenses and commence operations in the Uzbekistan market?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156],"tags":[23703,25148,4138,25176],"class_list":["post-777039438","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-regulation-news","tag-licence","tag-licensing","tag-online-gambling","tag-uzbekistan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039438","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777039438"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039438\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777039474,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039438\/revisions\/777039474"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777024855"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777039438"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777039438"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777039438"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}