  NUMBER OF GAMBLING-HOUSES INCREASED IN ARMENIAMay 8, 2003 - 19:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Upon the passing of the law on regulation and limitation of operation of gambling-houses the number of casinos and gambling-salons increased in Armenia. In the words of chief of the Custom Service of Armenia Yervand Zakharian, 11 casinos and 32 gambling-saloons are registered in the republic by now. Meanwhile, as of January 2003, there were 4 casinos and 18 gambling-saloons in Armenia. The Custom Service chief pointed out that within the initial four months of the current year the receipts in the state budget from the playing business made 130 million drams against 106 million drams within the same period last year.  Top stories 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. The Cabinet of Ministers decided on Thursday, November 9 to allocated AMD 120 million to arrange the gathering.   Partner news |  Latest news Aliyev travels to Turkey at Erdogan's invitation  On June 10, Azerbaijani President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev will leave for Turkey on a working visit.CSTO budget “to be adjusted due to Yerevan’s non-payment of contributions” The CSTO budget for the current year requires adjustments due to the refusal of Yerevan to pay their share of contributions.Russia sends note of protest to Armenia over envoy’s trip to Ukraine’s Bucha Russia has sent a note of protest to Armenia over the visit of Vladimir Karapetyan and Tigran Ter-Margaryan to Bucha.Armenia: Protesters march to parliament, some spend the night on street The protesters did not disperse despite heavy rain that began at around 2 a.m. local time. |
