However, there was a huge backlash from the industry and although there is still a law for the Betting Accounting Centre set up, it is expected this will be abolished soon. Te fear was players would simply go offshore for more favourable conditions to avoid the extra fees bookmakers would add on to cover the fees.


Rustem Abrayev of the Bookmakers Association in Kazakhstan said: “Te Betting Accounting Centre met resistance among businesses and currently is not working. Tere is no proper IT solution and no clear understanding of what it should be and how it should work.


“We would like to see a more open position from the government so they will listen to our problems and solve them together with us. We need more cooperation and together we need to study European practices in legislation and business practice.


“Tere is also a big problem of illegal offshore operators in Kazakhstan. It is estimated that this market is equivalent to the legal market, which is a huge problem for the legal businesses. Government agencies are tackling this problem but their measures are not enough.”


Te government recently announced further possible reforms and is now concentrating on amendments to prevent harm to consumers.


Te Ministry of Culture and Sports has three draft laws in place which will provide 62 amendments to the legislation aimed at


The Ministry of Culture and Sports has three draft laws in


place which will provide 62 amendments to the legislation aimed at strengthening the responsibility for those who violate the law and looking at negative social and


economic consequences with special attention to problem gambling. The introduction of a draft law to combat gambling addiction is due to be discussed later this year.


strengthening the responsibility for those who violate the law and looking at negative social and economic consequences with special attention to problem gambling.


Te introduction of a draft law to combat gambling addiction is due to be discussed later this year and was highlighted during the introduction of a recent bill which was approved in June at its second reading ‘About Online Platforms and Online Advertising.’


Tis included changes such as: l


Online platform and SMS operators (with an average daily access of more than 100,000 users per month) must have a legal representative in Kazakhstan.


l


Online platforms are required to use Kazakh language in the interface.


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