  GAMBLING ESTABLISHMENTS MOVING OUT OF YEREVAN AND ARMENIAN CITIESDecember 11, 2002 - 22:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Beginning with today gambling establishments are being moved out of Yerevan and Armenian cities due to implementation of the law on "Casino and games with prizes." As deputy minister of finance and economy Davit Avetisian told "Arminfo" agency, 22 firms have addressed the ministry making requests for continuing operation at another addresses, 3 casinos and 3 gambling salons declared about complete cessation of activities. In the deputy minister's words, 45 gambling salons and 5 casinos are registered in the republic by today. Let us note that within the 7 months of the current year tax revenue from gambling business made $1.168 million compared to the $1.664 million for the same period last year.  Top stories The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova. Achieving stable peace between Armenia and Azerbaijan remains a priority of the OSCE, said Ian Borg.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian wrestlers win 3 medals at U20 European Championships  The Armenian team has won 3 medals at the U20 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships.Ameriabank, COAF pool efforts to develop beekeeping in Lori COAF and Ameriabank have presented their joint program Harvesting Nature’s Bounty.Putin to meet Erdogan, Aliyev on SCO sidelines Putin will hold meetings with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.CSI urges IOC to ban Azerbaijan from Paris 2024 The organization said in a statement that there is no place for genocide at the Olympics. |
