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Betting sites still working in Albania despite legal prohibition

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7 years ago

January 8, 2019

Niji Narayan

Betting sites still working in Albania despite legal prohibition

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In spite of the new regulation that bans all forms of betting, including online betting websites, in Albania, several betting websites can be accessed from the country. The new regulation came into effect on January 1. A number of such websites are not accessible from smartphones; but they are available through laptops and desktops.

Local police have arrested two owners who kept providing online betting services in Albania. However, there is no option to block or arrest such operators from outside the country.

The government decided in November 2018 to close all betting shops, casinos and ban sports betting in the country. The Albanian parliament passed the law that bans sports betting and other forms of gambling, including the online sector, and set January 1 as the official date for the laws to come into effect.

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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.