Tag Archives: Gambling ban
Latvia – Operators contest gambling suspension in court
The Constitutional Court of Latvia has initiated two legal cases from operators challenging the country’s suspension of all gambling licenses. Online gambling was banned in Latvia in April, after clarification was issued on the country’s emergency coronavirus bill. The bill called for the closure of all land-based venues but initially left the status of online…
Kosovo – Kosovo to ban all gambling following double murders
Kosovo will ban all forms of gambling following the murder of members of staff at two separate gambling venues last week. Local police have already closed almost all of the 300 official gambling outlets across the country in light of the robberies with politicians calling an extraordinary parliamentary session. There are believed to be many…
Slovakia – Bratislava to close down 305 gambling venues
Politicians in the Slovakian city of Bratislava have implemented new legislation to ban all forms of gambling from the capital except sports betting, forcing 305 venues to one day shut down. City council members approved laws that will refuse licence applications from existing casinos meaning that once their existing licences run out they will have…
