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Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling Faces More Charges

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5 years ago

February 4, 2020

Niji Narayan

Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling Faces More Charges

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The public prosecution from Bulgaria has discovered that the State Commission on Gambling has received bribe offers from a businessman and detained the former Chairman of the Commission, Ognemir Mitev.

Businessman Vasil Bozhkov offered a bribe of €5k a day to an official at the state regulator. The prosecutor’s office claims that Mitev was part of the businessman’s group and that he did not control the revenue from Bozhkov’s lotteries.

Bozkhov has been accused of being active in a group involved in blackmail, tax crimes, money laundering and coercion, among other things, since the beginning of 2014. The authorities believe that Mitev did not properly check Bozkhov’s gambling business and how the fees were calculated.

“Bozhkov offered a gift of €5k a day to an official of the Gambling Commission, who in turn would submit to the commission proposals for revocation of licences of competing companies,” Siika Mileva, Spokesperson of the Chief Prosecutor, said.

Related Topics:Bulgaria Bulgarian State Commission on Gambling Europe gambling business Ognemir Mitev Siika Mileva Vasil Bozhkov

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Niji Narayan

Niji Narayan has been in the writing industry for well over a decade or so. He prides himself as one of the few survivors left in the world who have actually mastered the impossible art of copy editing. Niji graduated in Physics and obtained his Master’s degree in Communication and Journalism. He has always interested in sports writing and travel writing. He has written for numerous websites and his in-depth analytical articles top sports magazines like Cricket Today and Sports Today. He reports gaming industry headlines from all around the globe.