Official language: Slovak
Population: 5,379,455
Currency: Euro (EUR)

Current Exchange Rate
1 GBP = 1.0681 EUR
1 USD = 0.6754 EUR

Casinos in Slovakia
Casinos in Slovakia are rather new. Prior to 1989, during the time when the country was under Soviet rule, all forms of gambling were illegal. Then, in the early 1990s as the country was getting used to the big changes happening all around, the gambling industry began to take hold, and casinos started to emerge in the region. The change happened slowly at first, but by the turn of the century, casino gambling in Slovakia was becoming very popular.

Today, there are around 15 licensed casinos found across Slovakia. Most of these are either in Bratislava, the country's capital, or in the city of Zilina. Slovakian casinos look and operate very much like casinos anywhere else in the world, and offer a variety of games including blackjack, roulette, poker, and other table games, as well as slot machines and video gambling machines. Most Slovakian casinos are attached to major hotels.

Online Casinos in Slovakia
There are no online casinos operated out of Slovakia, but online gambling in the country is fully legal. Foreign internet gambling sites are allowed to operate in the country, and are heavily taxed by the Slovakian government. These sites offer special localized versions of their service, including pages that are translated into Slovakian language.

For proper Slovakian online casinos to emerge, the government will have to address specifically the legislation governing online gambling, and would be required to license and regulate internet casinos. There are currently no plans to do this, but if it does happen in the future, players in Slovakia will be able to enjoy playing their favorite casino games at truly Slovakian internet casinos.