yesterday on the website of the Verkhovna Rada, was published a bill to criminalize the conduct and organization of gambling in the form of imprisonment for a term of 4 to 6 years or 8 to 10 years in the case of a repeat offense. Effects of a document circulated at the betting shop, gaming machines,
interactive clubs, casinos and online casinos, regardless of the location of the server.
authors of the bill On Amendments to the Criminal Code (concerning the establishment of criminal responsibility for the organization and conduct of gambling) are 15 deputies - representatives of all factions of the Verkhovna Rada. The document provides for criminal liability for the conduct and organization of gambling in the form of imprisonment for a term of 4 to 6 years. Repeated offense will result from 8 to 10 years in prison regardless of the size of income.
Under the draft law, gambling - it is every game, the result of which depends on chance, as a condition of participation is the player's bet, which allows to get the win. Thus, under this definition does not enter the lottery, sports competitions, the game of billiards, bowling or bowling, and playing slot machines, where the prize is a toy or candy. The ban extends to the betting shop, slot machines, online clubs, casinos and online casinos, regardless of the location of the server.
recall, this is not the first attempt to establishresponsibility for organizing gambling. In particular, May 15, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Law on the prohibition of gambling business in Ukraine , prohibiting the participation in gambling. The reason for this tragedy served in Dnepropetrovsk - the night of May 7 in one of the halls of slot machines the company Metro Jackpot fire occurred, in which 9 people died and 11 were hospitalized. For violation of this Act by the operator provides for sanctions in the form of a fine of $ 8 thousand times the minimum wage (currently UAH 650) and confiscation of gambling equipment and transfer profits to the state budget.
As reported yesterday, one of the developers of the bill the people's deputy Oleh Lyashko (BYT), the introduction of criminal responsibility due to the emergence of numerous Internet cafes, which give owners the opportunity to play in casinos online. The penalty of imprisonment from 4 to 6 years is an appropriate punishment, given the harm from gambling to the state and the number affected by gambling dependency, - said Lyashko.
Meanwhile, the lawyer of the company Alliance (owning up to the Act of May 15 about 50 gambling halls) Irina Smirnova believes the introduction of criminal liability for the organization of gambling or gambling unacceptable. In this case, the scale of the crime is not commensurate with the punishment, - said Smirnova. Former owner bookmaker Marathon Paul Miller recalled that after the adoption of the law on the prohibition of gambling business in Ukraine more than 300 thousand Ukrainians left without work. According to him, to rectify the situation can be, developing a regulatory framework, differentiated approach to each area of gambling business. Casino and betting offices differ as boxing and chess, and this is taken into account in developing the law , - added Melnyk.
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yesterday on the website of the Verkhovna Rada, was published a bill to criminalize the conduct and organization of gambling in the form of imprisonment for a term of 4 to 6 years or 8 to 10 years in the case of a repeat offense. Effects of a document circulated at the betting shop, gaming machines,
interactive clubs, casinos and online casinos, regardless of the location of the server.
authors of the bill On Amendments to the Criminal Code (concerning the establishment of criminal responsibility for the organization and conduct of gambling) are 15 deputies - representatives of all factions of the Verkhovna Rada. The document provides for criminal liability for the conduct and organization of gambling in the form of imprisonment for a term of 4 to 6 years. Repeated offense will result from 8 to 10 years in prison regardless of the size of income.
Under the draft law, gambling - it is every game, the result of which depends on chance, as a condition of participation is the player's bet, which allows to get the win. Thus, under this definition does not enter the lottery, sports competitions, the game of billiards, bowling or bowling, and playing slot machines, where the prize is a toy or candy. The ban extends to the betting shop, slot machines, online clubs, casinos and online casinos, regardless of the location of the server.
recall, this is not the first attempt to establishresponsibility for organizing gambling. In particular, May 15, the Verkhovna Rada adopted the Law on the prohibition of gambling business in Ukraine , prohibiting the participation in gambling. The reason for this tragedy served in Dnepropetrovsk - the night of May 7 in one of the halls of slot machines the company Metro Jackpot fire occurred, in which 9 people died and 11 were hospitalized. For violation of this Act by the operator provides for sanctions in the form of a fine of $ 8 thousand times the minimum wage (currently UAH 650) and confiscation of gambling equipment and transfer profits to the state budget.
As reported yesterday, one of the developers of the bill the people's deputy Oleh Lyashko (BYT), the introduction of criminal responsibility due to the emergence of numerous Internet cafes, which give owners the opportunity to play in casinos online. The penalty of imprisonment from 4 to 6 years is an appropriate punishment, given the harm from gambling to the state and the number affected by gambling dependency, - said Lyashko.
Meanwhile, the lawyer of the company Alliance (owning up to the Act of May 15 about 50 gambling halls) Irina Smirnova believes the introduction of criminal liability for the organization of gambling or gambling unacceptable. In this case, the scale of the crime is not commensurate with the punishment, - said Smirnova. Former owner bookmaker Marathon Paul Miller recalled that after the adoption of the law on the prohibition of gambling business in Ukraine more than 300 thousand Ukrainians left without work. According to him, to rectify the situation can be, developing a regulatory framework, differentiated approach to each area of gambling business. Casino and betting offices differ as boxing and chess, and this is taken into account in developing the law , - added Melnyk.
LUKoil, Gazprom and Rosneft are among the most undervalued blue chips in Russia market
Estate peak for 16 months fell 4-fold - from $ 12 billion to $ 3 billion
FAS accuses the sole manufacturer of aluminum cans in Russia in the abuse of dominant position
KAMAZ and CNH signed an agreement on the establishment of two joint ventures for production of agricultural and construction equipment
Today's trading on Asian exchanges mainly take place in a positive way
All scenario
Economists do not expect to reduce unemployment in the U.S. until February, despite the growth of GDP
FGI bad bargain with AeroSvit
NBU refinance state-owned banks involved in the preparations for Euro-2012