14/11/2018 16:15
Republican MP offers banning lotteries, bookmaker activity in Armenia
Different “vivaros” and “totos” are tumors in Armenia and need to be removed, Republican party MP Samvel Farmanyan said today introducing bill on making amendments in the laws on lotteries, casinos. He said their activity should be banned by the law.
The bill offers banning both local and international bookmaker activity.
He stressed that the majority of the population agrees with the proposal, including acting PM Nikol Pashinyan.
The lawmaker said such games blossom in poor countries. He said the availability of totalizators in Armenia is exclusive – 100%.
Farmanyan also stressed that the state which respects itself must not ensure its economic growth by the means received from lotteries. “It is disrespect toward own people,” he said.