Prague has banned slot machines and videotermines, according to the opposition, the threat has no effect on gambling Home
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The basic principle of the decree is to allow the so-called live game in the city walls, which did not choose zero tolerance, and to ban technical games on the whole country. Of the 57 city counties, 41 chose the full gambling warrant, and several town halls did not require exemptions from the war for selected companies. According to councilor Hana Marvanov (for STAN), this was not possible from the point of view of the competition first.
According to Marvanov, the destruction of the slot machine will lead to the disappearance of the company, which is registered as a casino with a live game, but it is represented only by very unattractive games, no one plays it, such as dough rounds or dice tables. Such a company is one of 101 casinos that are now allowed in Prague, according to councilors.
According to Marvanov, in addition to the harmfulness of technical games, there is a fact that the Office for the Protection of Competition (AEO) is now a stipulate, which sets out a list of cities where casinos can be. According to the councilor, in the case of Ostrava, the court ruled that it was a violation of competition and imposed a fine.
The cities of Prague 1, 9, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18 and Zlin wanted to include in the list a list of cities for which the destruction of technical games would not apply. Marvanov said on Thursday that she would consider the list of established companies, which would only preserve the real hotel-type casino, but this goes against the AEO opinion. According to the council, it does not exclude exceptions, but requires the establishment of objective criteria for their granting. Marvanov said that she tried to comply with the requested town halls, but the companies did not meet the objective criteria due to exceptions. I cannot present a decree that would contradict the competition first, the councilor summed up.
Criticism of the opposition
The form of the decree was criticized by the opposition, and the discussion lasted an hour and a half. Some of us find that the original deadline, ie the number of casinos, is not ready, said the club YES Patrik Nacher. Among the arguments put forward by ANO and ODS representatives was that casinos just outside Prague would be established with the order, or that the operator would come up with ways to get around the order.
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According to representatives of the opposition, the clone is also allowed to take control of where the casinos – without a slot machine – will be established. They criticized the fact that Marvanov did not submit a written report to the AEO. On the proposal of Councilor Jan Chabr (TOP 09), the council of the decree must go before the entry into force in January with the antitrust council to discuss and obtain his, according to which the position of the decree could be adjusted.
Finann impacts
The discussion was thus about the financial implications. Last year, the city received about 769.5 million crowns from the state from gambling taxes, of which about 422.3 million from technical games. The master distributes half of this contact among the cities according to the number of residents, keeping the rest. Pensions must be provided in support of sports, culture, teams and social areas. According to Marvanov, the city council will compensate for the loss.
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The city’s pension bag is reluctant, which has provoked further criticism. members of the opposition drew attention to the current economic situation in connection with the coronavirus pandemic. According to the Chief of Finance Pavel Vyhnnek (Prague Sob), however, the shortcomings will not occur immediately, but in those years. At that time, according to him, pensions should be replaced by growing incomes of the magistrate, or disputes.