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Paraguay – Paraguay bans slots in small businesses
The Chamber of Deputies has decided to ban slots outside of government approved gambling locations lots meaning an end to the multi million dollar concession agreement between the gaming board Conajzar’s and local gaming company iCrop The initiative had already been approved by the Senate. The Commission for the Fight Against Drug Trafficking had given…
Spain – Madrid to see 22 new betting premises open before ban kicks in
Despite the Governing Council of Madrid agreeing to a decree that will temporarily suspend the opening of any more gambling venues, President of the Community of Madrid, Isabel DÃaz Ayuso, has confirmed that 22 new venues will open before the ban kicks in. The suspension, which should be approved soon, will only last a year…
Mexico – Betting ban will continue in Mexican state of Coahuila
The government of the state of Coahuila in Northern Mexico will continue to ban casinos due to the fact that they are often used to finance organised crime, but they could be brought in gradually over time according to Governor Miguel Angel Riquelme Solis. Questioned about growing calls in the state for the return of…
Australia – Australian Senate bans online gaming nationwide
The Australian Senate has moved to effectively ban online gaming across the nation having approved the Interactive Gambling Amendment Bill 2016. Having passed through the upper house of the Australian Parliament, the ban will take effect within the next 30 days. The bill will ban unlicensed online casino and poker operators from targeting Australian players….
Latvia – Riga officials vote to limit gambling from city’s historic district
The Riga City Council in Latvia’s capital has voted to prohibit all slot halls in the city’s historic district, apart from those housed in four or five-star hotels. The vote will see the 41 gaming venues shut down by the council and follows a Supreme Court ruling decision to approve the council’s rejection of a…
Italy – Italian Prime Minster makes move to ban street slots
In good news for both the casino and VLT sectors, Italy’s Prime Minister Matteo Renzi is planning to ban slot machines from Italian bars, shops and hotels. The government is hoping to reduce Italy’s total slot quota by 30 per cent, driving gambling into places where it is better controlled. In 2015, street slots generated…
Kyrgyzstan – Kyrgyzstan ban on betting follows casino ban
The Kyrgyzstan government has now prohibited all forms of gambling and betting with President Almazbek Atambayev signing in the Law ‘On Amendments and Additions to Certain Legislative Acts.’ The Kyrgyz parliament outlawed casinos and slot machine facilities on January 1, 2012, having adopted the ‘bill to ban gambling in the territory of the republic’ on…
