Control over internet gambling to be tightened in Armenia
18.12.2015,
10:52
On Thursday, the Armenian National Assembly passed at the first reading amendments to the law on gambling and casinos and the law on advertisement.
YEREVAN, December 18. /ARKA/. On Thursday, the Armenian National Assembly passed at the first reading amendments to the law on gambling and casinos and the law on advertisement.
The bill proposes to tighten control over gambling in Internet.
Vakhtang Mirumyan, deputy finance minister, said the amendments imply prohibition of advertising Internet games with prizes on television and radio.
He said the bill also implies improvement of control mechanisms.
“In particular, it is planned to restrict gambling commercials to prevent people’s passion for gambling and to create equal market conditions for all companies doing such businesses, since it is prohibited now to advertise gambling in casinos.”
The amendments also propose to make licensing process for Internet games more complicated. ---0---
The bill proposes to tighten control over gambling in Internet.
Vakhtang Mirumyan, deputy finance minister, said the amendments imply prohibition of advertising Internet games with prizes on television and radio.
He said the bill also implies improvement of control mechanisms.
“In particular, it is planned to restrict gambling commercials to prevent people’s passion for gambling and to create equal market conditions for all companies doing such businesses, since it is prohibited now to advertise gambling in casinos.”
The amendments also propose to make licensing process for Internet games more complicated. ---0---
