Slovakia President Vetoes New Gambling Act (Update)

By Brian Cullingworth, Last updated Dec 28, 2018

Back to the drawing board

Slovakian President Andrej Kiska has vetoed the new Gambling Act passed by the country’s parliament earlier this month, TASR reports.

Kiska recommended the act be rejected in its entirety saying the gambling industry requires a “more sophisticated” regulatory approach which goes beyond the scope of the existing bill.

In addition Kiska expressed concern on consumer protection and the protection of personal data measures. He expects the legislature to submit a strategy on what problem gambling programmes will be funded by gambling taxes.

Kiska also wants local governments to be granted more authority in determining what type of gambling will be permitted within their municipalities.

The legislature can either amend the bill to cover Kiska’s concerns or override his veto through a vote in the National Council.

Brian Cullingworth

Infopowa news was a staple of Casinomeister’s news from 2000 until 2019. Brian Cullingworth was the main writer, contributor, and was one of the most knowledgeable persons I have ever known involved in the online casino industry.

We first met in January 2001 at the ICE in London where I observed him going booth to booth interviewing online casino, software, and licensing jurisdiction representatives. Brian was also heavily involved with our forum as “Jetset“, he was involved as an informal consultant to eCOGRA, the OPA, and was a player advocate who assisted countless aggrieved players with his connections to industry folks. He also published “Casino Cautions” via Infopowa news for quite a number of years. These can be found in our news archives.

His passing in February 2019 was a dark day for us. He will be forever missed.


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