  NUMBER OF GAMBLING-HOUSES INCREASED IN ARMENIAMay 8, 2003 - 19:07 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Upon the passing of the law on regulation and limitation of operation of gambling-houses the number of casinos and gambling-salons increased in Armenia. In the words of chief of the Custom Service of Armenia Yervand Zakharian, 11 casinos and 32 gambling-saloons are registered in the republic by now. Meanwhile, as of January 2003, there were 4 casinos and 18 gambling-saloons in Armenia. The Custom Service chief pointed out that within the initial four months of the current year the receipts in the state budget from the playing business made 130 million drams against 106 million drams within the same period last year.  Top stories Grigoryan added that the situation around the world and particularly in the region is very difficult. The Armenian Defense Ministry has denied Azerbaijan's accusations of violating the ceasefire. Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan took to social media to thank his Lithuanian counterpart for the contribution. President of the Armenian parliament Alen Simonyan met with the Speaker of the Azerbaijani Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova.   Partner news |  Latest news Viva sees growing demand for cloud services  In recent years, medical institutions are starting to make use of Viva’s cloud servicesTurkey replacing term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks The Turkish Ministry of Education is replacing the term "Central Asia" with "Turkestan" in textbooks.Armenian, German presidents meet in Berlin Armenian and German Presidents Vahagn Khachaturyan and Frank-Walter Steinmeier met in Berlin.Armenia assumes presidency of Mediterranean Network of Regulatory Authorities The Commission on Television and Radio of Armenia said it expects productive cooperation in various formats. |
