RA PM Tigran Sargsyan had a meeting with representatives of casinos to discuss the questions disturbing them. Earlier the heads of casinos complained of the law about such centers, according to which they are to organize casino activities in Tsaghkadzor, Jermuk and Sevan districts and in case of 40 million AMD investment in certain place near Yerevan. The directors of casinos mentioned that in such case a monopoly will be created. They also mentioned the damage of crisis for them, which was the cause of their not being able to realize the points of the accepted law.
Game station and casino directors represented their offers including control over the companies of the sphere.
“I am not for the users of your services, as game-mania is not typical of Armenian nature, but I accept your explanations. We must create a field of regulating the sphere, where the profits of the business will also be taken into consideration.”- said Tigran Sargsyan adding that he is against any kind of monopoly.
Thus, the PM ascribed minister of Finance to create a law suspending the law by a year
The directors of casinos and game-stations thanked the PM for the consultation of their problems.