{"id":454,"date":"2020-04-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/latvia-bans-online-gambling-during-coronavirus-crisis\/"},"modified":"2020-04-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2020-04-07T00:00:00","slug":"latvia-bans-online-gambling-during-coronavirus-crisis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gbc.ng\/index.php\/latvia-bans-online-gambling-during-coronavirus-crisis\/","title":{"rendered":"LATVIA BANS ONLINE GAMBLING DURING CORONAVIRUS CRISIS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Government forces all online gambling operators to close their digital doors.<\/p>\n<p>Latvia.- The government has decided to extend the prohibition on gambling and lotteries to all online gambling sites while the country battles the Coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>The country\u2019s emergency bill \u2013 signed by President Egils Levits on 22 March \u2013\u00a0initially left the status of online gambling unclear.\u00a0It called for a prohibition on gambling and lotteries \u201cexcept for interactive gambling, numerical lotteries and instant lotteries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>However, the clarifrication has been given and the bill now states that the Lotteries and Gambling Supervisory Authority \u201cshall suspend all gambling licenses for physical gambling venues [\u2026] interactive media and\/or via electronic communication services\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>This means that all online gambling sites are obliged to stop operations from today until further notice.<\/p>\n<p>According to the Coronavirus bill, the ban will be in effect until 14 April, but analysts say that it was extremely likely it will be extended, possibly for as long as three months.<\/p>\n<p class=\"author__bio\" itemprop=\"description\">\n<p class=\"comment-form-comment\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"comment\">Comment<\/label><br \/>\n<textarea aria-required=\"true\" cols=\"45\" id=\"comment\" name=\"comment\" placeholder=\"Message\" rows=\"8\"><\/textarea><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-author\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"author\">Name<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"author\" name=\"author\" placeholder=\"Name...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-email\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"name\">Email<\/label><input aria-required=\"true\" id=\"email\" name=\"email\" placeholder=\"Email...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-url\"><label class=\"show-on-ie8\" for=\"url\">Url<\/label><input id=\"url\" name=\"url\" placeholder=\"Website...\" size=\"30\" type=\"text\" value=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"comment-form-cookies-consent\"><input id=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" name=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\" type=\"checkbox\" value=\"yes\"\/> <label for=\"wp-comment-cookies-consent\">Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.<\/label><\/p>\n<p class=\"form-submit\"><input class=\"submit\" id=\"comment-submit\" name=\"submit\" type=\"submit\" value=\"Send\"\/> <input id=\"comment_post_ID\" name=\"comment_post_ID\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"16014\"\/> <input id=\"comment_parent\" name=\"comment_parent\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government forces all online gambling operators to close their digital doors. 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