The Czech Constitutional Court ruled that the local authorities of Prague have the right to apply their own rules to regulate gambling. Prague won this statement from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country and the Czech Antimonopoly Office.
According to Focusgn, this victory became the key to the Prague authorities. Now she will be able to realize her own regulation of gambling, regardless of national policy.
Yes, Prague has already presented a permit prohibiting slots. Games with living dealers, such as poker and roulette, were allowed in a ground casino, but 57 districts of the city received the right to apply their own restrictions. 41 District decided to completely ban living games, while others chose time restrictions.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Czech Republic, as well as the antitrust department filed a lawsuit and temporarily suspended the order of the Prague authorities. The decision was called “discriminatory” against licensee for gambling and violation of national rules.
The agencies also argued that the “fragmented regulatory and legal framework” led to market distortions. However, the Constitutional Court canceled the termination.
The court ruled that the local law can regulate gambling, despite the fact that one judge, judge Milan Halmak, said that there was no “clear or objective justification” of differences in politics from the district in the district.
The Czech antitrust department has already stated that this decision could lead to difficulties for gambling operators. According to antimonopoly legislation, such a step can also give green light to other provinces to make changes to the regulation of gambling.
According to OBOZ.UA, the UK plans to combine three taxes on gambling on the Internet to simplify the system and adapt it to modern realities. Nevertheless, the industry fears that this can lead to an increase in tax burden and negatively affect the market of legal gambling.
Source: Obozrevatel
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