ArmInfo. In Armenia, another attempt is being made to limit gambling. Amendments to the law "On games with winnings and gambling houses" were discussed at a meeting of the parliamentary commission on economic issues on November 12.
According to one of the authors of the presented document, NA deputy from the ''Yelk'' faction Alen Simonyan, the draft law organizes the concepts of "game room" and "bookmaker office". The document provides, in particular, to block the sites of gambling organizers in public places, as well as to limit payment in cash. It is planned after the entry into force of the document within six months of completely withdrawing all slot machines from Yerevan, and within a year all bookmakers. It is completely forbidden to betting shop, whose activities will be allowed in four tourist areas - Meghri, Sevan, Jermuk and Tsakhkadzor. Advertising of gambling by foreign companies is also prohibited. Providers will have the right to disable certain gambles on the Internet. Introduced and restrictions on advertising of gambles, games with winnings and casinos. The rights to participate in these games are persons over the age of 21. Organizers of games with winnings undertake to require identity documents from this category of persons. In addition, relatives and friends of people suffering from addiction to gambling will be entitled through court to seek a ban on their participation in gambling. To protect the interests of the participants of the games, a state duty is set at 500 million drams. For violation of the provisions of the law, there are large penalties, up to the revocation of the license and the suspension of the activities of the games with a win. "Of course, a fully submitted document will not solve problems. Therefore, we chose a" middle ground ", said Alen Simonyan, calling for the document to be accepted as soon as possible, because every day is associated with certain risks that threaten not only certain categories of citizens, but also national security country. Previously. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan repeatedly pointed out the need to change the structure of the country's economy, in which one of the important places belongs to the gaming business.