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Latvian capital of Riga are going a second attack on the gaming industry with a draft decree that would close around 200 slot halls and casinos.
The first wave of closures saw 42 gambling venues in the historical center of the Latvian capital closed in 2017 although Riga’s fight against gambling began in 2011 when the City Council stopped issuing any new licenses.
Riga’s City Council has decided to shut all gaming venues in the city and its surroundings. The move to close down all sites also includes the venues in downtown Riga. Initiating the process of closing all gaming venues, Nils Usakovs, Mayor Of Riga has assigned the city’s Legal Affairs Department and Urban Development Department to draft a decree to revoke the license of gaming operators in the city and the neighborhood.
Due to new Law on Gambling, the operation of gambling on the particular premises creates a substantial impairment to the interests of the State and the residents of the respective administrative area. The city or the local government council is entitled to terminate the permit to establish a casino, a gambling hall, a bingo hall, a betting or a wagering shop and to operate the respective type of gambling on the particular premises, by means of a reasoned decision.
