Gambling industry pays over AMD 1bln to Armenia’s budget in 2010January 12, 2011 - 16:33 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - In 2010, the Armenian Ministry of Finance issued licenses for organization of 19 games with wins and four gambling houses. 26 licenses for organization of games with wins and six licenses and one license for organization of lottery were recognized as expired, the Ministry’s press service reported. At the same time, 22 licenses for organization of games with wins, 5 licenses of gambling houses and one license for organization of lottery were suspended. During this period, organizers of games with wins, gambling houses and lotteries were fined at the amount of AMD 13.4mln, 17.5mln and 700,000 respectively. Besides, state duties at the amount of AMD 1,005,000,000 were paid to the state budget as provided by the law. 90 licenses for organization of games with wins, 10 licenses for gambling houses and 3 licenses for organization of lotteries are effective in Armenia as of January 1, 2011. Top stories Yerevan has dismissed Turkey’s demand to shut down the Armenian nuclear power plant as “inappropriate”. Armenia will loan 2.9 billion drams to Nagorno Karabakh (Artsakh), according to a draft government decision. The Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Azerbaijan has “strongly condemned” Armenia’s decision. Kerobyan has said that for the first time in the history of Armenia, the volume of foreign direct investments amounted to about $1 billion. Partner news | Armenia designates flood-hit communities as disaster areas The emergency situation was created by floods caused by heavy rains in Armenia’s north on May 25-26. 17 bridges collapse as a result of floods in Armenia As a result of floods in Armenia’s northern Lori and Tavush provinces, 17 bridges, including five large ones, have collapsed. Armenia: Top cleric to retain title as he bids to become interim PM Galstanyan said earlier that the interim government would be tasked with stopping the “destruction of our homeland”. Ex-mayor of Karabakh capital arrested in Yerevan Ex-mayor of the Nagorno-Karabakh city of Stepanakert David Sargsyan has been arrested for 20 days. |