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Czech Lawmakers Vote to Prohibit Slot Machines in Prague

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September 10, 2020

Niji Narayan

Czech Lawmakers Vote to Prohibit Slot Machines in Prague

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Czech Lawmakers have voted in favor of new decree to ban all electronic and mechanical gaming machines in the Czech capital. The decree awaits nod from the city council.

If it gets the council’s approval, it will mean the end of all legal slot machines and video lottery terminals in the Czech capital once the the current licensing period completes in 2024.

Existing licensed operators will still be able to continue until the end of the licencing period.

Prague councillor Hana Kordová Marvanová agreed that the new move would cause a loss of CZK400m (€15.1m) to the city’s annual tax revenue.

She said: “The issue of regulating the operation of gambling is primarily a question of finding a balanced solution, responding to the development of legislation and modern gaming technologies.

“On one hand, this leaves the citizen free to decide and do business, and on the other hand reduces pathological phenomena associated with gambling.”

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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.