Lottery decree: Prague was fined 1.27 million for mistakes
“Through a legal representative, we are On December 19, 2022, they received the decision of the ÚOHS and we will file an appeal against itbecause he considers it incorrect and unreviewable,” Hofman said on Monday.
For the most part, this is a fine for the regulation of address systems according to the already canceled generally binding decrees of the capital. Prague has been fined repeatedly for this regulation, which has already been abolished, when the factually identical state of affairs was divided into two administrative proceedings by the ÚOHS procedure for formal reasons. “Even against the transitional decision received in October 2022, the legal representatives of the capital city filed an appeal. In the case of the last decision received, the procedure will be followed,” stated Hofman.
The new fine also applies to the ordinance valid from January 2021, which, however, introduced a complete ban on technical games throughout the city after the system of addresses. The ordinance prohibits live games only in city districts that have completely banned gambling. The ÚOHS complains that the selection of addresses, or city districts, was not made on the basis of objective, non-discriminatory and previously known criteria. The municipality does not agree with this, because according to it, the office did not take into account the reasons that led the city districts to introduce zero tolerance for gambling. “The capital does not agree with this, and therefore against the decision according to the breakdown,” Hoffman added.
About a dozen town halls and municipal authorities were fined for the procedure in the past, the fines usually ranged in the order of hundreds of thousands. Děčín, Karlovy Vary, Česká Lípa or Varnsdorf received fines in the past.
Fines for lottery decrees have been confirmed in the past by both the regional and the Supreme Administrative Court in Brno. Prague can now submit an appeal to the chairman of the office, Petar Mlsna, if he confirms the decision of the first instance, he will have the opportunity to defend himself with a lawsuit to the Regional Court in Brno.
Vending machines in Prague. Aktu.cz
Vending machines in Prague.
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