ArmInfo.Advertising of lotteries and games with prizes will be limited in Armenia. Amendments to the laws on advertising and on games with winnings and casinos were made at a meeting of the National Assembly on June 19 in the second and final reading.
According to the author of the bill, the MP from the "My Step" faction Hrachya Hakobyan, the document proposes, in particular, to limit the advertising of games on the tote, lotteries and games with winnings. Its placement in the media and on websites can be carried out from 10.00pm to 07.00am. During this period of time, the duration of the commercial should not exceed 3 minutes. At the same time, no more than two advertisements are allowed during the hour of airtime. In networks, the size of advertising should not exceed 20% of the website interface. At the same time, advertising of gambling on educational, medical, children's and social websites is completely prohibited.
An administrative fine in the amount exceeding 1000 times the minimum wage or 1 million drams is to be paid by those who violate this provision. At the same time, during the broadcast of sports programs, mention of sponsors is permitted. At the same time, as Hrachya Hakobyan noted, the conditions regarding external advertising, have ben mitigated, which should not be more than 5 sq. m. indicating only the company logo. Also provisions have been introduced relating to advertising in the porches of buildings and elevators. Here the advertising poster should not be more than 0.5 sq.m. indicating only the company logo. In addition, as the MP noted, a warning should be placed in front of any casino, gambling and betting advertising: "Participation in the game carries financial risks." At the same time, during television broadcasts of sporting events it is allowed to use the name of the sponsors of the broadcasts.