At the same time, 14 licenses for organization of games with wins, three licenses of gaming houses and one license for organization of lottery have been suspended, the Ministry’s press service reported.

During the first seven months of 2010, gaming houses, organizers of games with wins and lotteries were fined at the amount of AMD 9.1mln, 7.6mln and 600,000 respectively.

State duties at the amount of AMD 215mln and 100mln were paid to the state budget for games with wins and gaming houses respectively, as provided by the law.

95 licenses for organization of games with wins, 12 licenses for gaming houses and 4 licenses for organization of lotteries are effective in Armenia as of August 1, 2010.