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Essential information and facts about Lithuania:
Capital Vilnius
Total Area Population
Ethnic Groups Languages Currency
65,
300sq.km 2,793,284
Median age 44 years Religion Roman Catholic, Russian Orthodox
Lithuanian, Polish, Russian, Belarusian
Lithuanian (official), Russian, Polish Euros
Government type Semi Presidential Republic Chief of State President Gitanas Nauseda)
Head of Government Prime Minister Saulius Skvernelis Elections President elected by majority vote for five year term (eligible for second term). Last election held May 2019. Prime Minister appointed by President
Unemployment 6 per cent Tourism 3.6 million visitors annually
Previously, there was no prohibition against children and youngsters entering bingo halls or betting shops. However, as of July 1st 2019 it has been forbidden for people under 18 to either gamble or enter slot halls, bingo halls and betting shops (the age limit for casinos is 21), whilst the same limit applies for online gambling. Gambling operators also need to verify the identity of customers who enter in order to prove their age. Tose who cannot provide identification will not be allowed to enter.
Lithuanian Seimas (parliament), including:
Changes to the advertising law – As of November 1st 2019, catchy and colourful phrases and promotional images currently used for advertising gambling are no longer permitted. Only the name, brand and type of gambling organised will be allowed to be shown. No additional written, visual or audio information can be shown.
Lina Kliukiene from the Ministry of Finance explained: “Tis ban brought a number of complaints and discontent from the operator side. We still have ongoing discussions on how it will work and how to implement these requirements properly.”
Website gambling - Linked closely to the advertising criteria, there will also be restrictions imposed when providing any kind of information that might be associated with gambling or gambling related advertising on
P92 NEWSWIRE / INTERACTIVE / MARKET DATA websites designed for those under the age of 18.
Age limit – Previously, there was no prohibition against children and youngsters entering bingo halls or betting shops. However, as of July 1st 2019 it has been forbidden for people under 18 to either gamble or enter slot halls, bingo halls and betting shops (the age limit for casinos is 21), whilst the same limit applies for online gambling.
Gambling operators also need to verify the identity of customers who enter in order to prove their age. Tose who cannot provide identification will not be allowed to enter. Te identification will also be used to ensure the rights of those on self-exclusion programmes. Previously, only casinos were required to verify player identification.
Lina Kliukiene commented: “We don’t have the exact numbers for underage involvement in gambling or information that underage people
face gambling problems. However, the polls and research show that the number of young people involved in gambling in one way or another is growing. It is more of a preventative measure to try and reduce access to gambling for those underage.”
Central Monitoring System – Tere is now an obligation for operators to connect all gambling machines between November 2019 and November 2021 to a Central Monitoring System. Tese will be connected by cable, radio, fibre optic or other means to an electronic gambling machine data management system (LAKIS), which will process and transmit information. Te purpose of LAKIS is to manage the identification, performance and data of gaming machines and tables automatically.
Lina Kliukiene said: “Tis will collect machine identity data (machine series and number), operational data (details of the software version, the machine’s on and off time logs and time logs
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