After two weeks, all Fate Games bars in Kosovo close

Following the adoption of the Bill, MPs are waiting for it to come up on the official Government page and go into effect, writes the newspaper “Voice”.

All chance games except Kosovo Lottari are expected to eventually close after 15 days. Following the adoption of the Fate Games Ban Bill, MPs are waiting for its signing by President Hashim Thaci and his entry into force. The deputy head of the Parliament, Xhavit Haliti, has said the bill will go to the signing of President Hashim Thaci, will be published in the Official Journal, and then will go into effect.

The president signed the bill and then published in the Official Journal. As far as I know, some lucky games have shut them down without law. The law is clear to close all chance games in Kosovo”, he has said. While the member of the Board and Finance Commission, Naser Osmani, has said that 15 days after the adoption of the Bill, it is published on the official page and entered into force. After approval in the Assembly goes to the president for signing or 15 days after approval enters the official notebook and goes into force”, he said. Otherwise, even before the Fate Games Prevention Bill was adopted, several of them have already been closed. The Kosovo Tax Administration has so far closed 222 lucky games.

The Directorate for Investigation of Organised Crime in Co-operation with Dogan and with the Tax Administration to be led by the Kosovo Special Prosecutor has undertaken an operational plan on the entire territory of Kosovo. In this plan, 235 different locals have been searched, and with the ATK decision of 222 of them closed. Also in this plan, 202 different lucky players, a role table, $3441, $850 and 150 francs have been seized. The operation has ended around 23:40 without any incidents, while police activities and investigations will continue in connection with this” police operation, it has been said by Kosovo Police.