48 result(s) for gambling
Andy Vajna Hits The Jackpot With New Online Gambling Regulations In Hungary
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
On Tuesday the Hungarian parliament passed a law regulating online gambling introduced only the previous day. The bill’s sponsors justified the extraordinary measure by claiming the measure was necessary to combat illegal online gambling. The government expects the modification to drive international on-line gambling operators out of the Hungarian market.
Three Out Of Four People Would Play Mobile Games For A Noble Cause
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- tech
As smartphones and tablet computers proliferate, the popularity of mobile games that can be played anywhere and anytime is increasing dynamically in Hungary: now as many as 2.8 million smartphone users and 1.1 million tablet users play mobile games.
EU Court Of Justice Hands Down Landmark Ruling In Casino Case
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The European Union Court of Justice has just handed down a landmark decision in a case pertaining to Hungary’s decision to deprive some 1,200 companies of their businesses, reports Hungarian news site 24.hu. The court’s decision has paved the way for the plaintiffs to sue the Hungarian state for enormous damages.
Hungarian Casinos Yield Gambling Tax Revenue Of More Than HUF 7bn In 2015
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Casinos operating in Hungary were due to pay combined gambling tax of 7.375 billion forints (EUR 23m) in 2015, state secretary of the Economy Ministry András Tállai said. Reduced by concession fees already paid, the amount came to 3.086 billion, the state secretary added in his answer to a question by opposition MP István Ikotity, published on Parliament’s website
LMP Files Criminal Report About Alleged Eximbank Loan For Hungarian TV2 Purchase
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP will file a criminal report for abuse of power and mismanagement in connection with Eximbank lending 6.72 billion forints (EUR 21.3m) to government commissioner Andrew G Vajna’s company to buy media group TV2, according to press reports. LMP co-leader András Schiffer said that the bank should not “stuff the pockets of a government-friendly offshore knight with loans”.
Casino Visitor Numbers Rise Sharply In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The number of visitors to Hungarian casinos rose sharply after a ban on slot machines in pubs was introduced in the autumn of 2012, data in a written response to a query by an MP show. In the letter from state secretary András Tállai responding to the query by MP István Ikotity of green party LMP, data show visitor numbers to Hungarian casinos rose from 205,000 in 2011 to 300,000 in 2012.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Scene Is Still In Flux
- 6 Aug 2015 8:58 AM
- business
Although the Hungarian government’s only concern of late seems to be how to keep asylum seekers out of the country, I don’t want to succumb to the same tunnel vision. And so today I’m turning to the state of the Hungarian media. So-called public (közszolgálati) television and radio are by now mere mouthpieces of government propaganda. Magyar Rádió is still, by default, the station that most ...
Hungary's Szerencsejáték CEO May Be Fired
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
CEO Péter Szentpétery of the state gaming company Szerencsejáték might be dismissed on Monday, according to the gambling news website Itt a piros. Szentpétery is on sick leave at the moment, Népszava adds. Szentpétery joined Szerencsejáték in June 2010, after holding high positions with state pawnbroker BÁV, taxi company Fõtaxi and Metal-Art, companies owned by the Lajos Simicska-Zsolt Nyerges ...
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]
Andy Vajna Hits The Jackpot With New Online Gambling Regulations In Hungary
- 30 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- business
On Tuesday the Hungarian parliament passed a law regulating online gambling introduced only the previous day. The bill’s sponsors justified the extraordinary measure by claiming the measure was necessary to combat illegal online gambling. The government expects the modification to drive international on-line gambling operators out of the Hungarian market.
Three Out Of Four People Would Play Mobile Games For A Noble Cause
- 18 May 2016 10:00 AM
- tech
As smartphones and tablet computers proliferate, the popularity of mobile games that can be played anywhere and anytime is increasing dynamically in Hungary: now as many as 2.8 million smartphone users and 1.1 million tablet users play mobile games.
EU Court Of Justice Hands Down Landmark Ruling In Casino Case
- 31 Mar 2016 9:00 AM
- business
The European Union Court of Justice has just handed down a landmark decision in a case pertaining to Hungary’s decision to deprive some 1,200 companies of their businesses, reports Hungarian news site 24.hu. The court’s decision has paved the way for the plaintiffs to sue the Hungarian state for enormous damages.
Hungarian Casinos Yield Gambling Tax Revenue Of More Than HUF 7bn In 2015
- 27 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- business
Casinos operating in Hungary were due to pay combined gambling tax of 7.375 billion forints (EUR 23m) in 2015, state secretary of the Economy Ministry András Tállai said. Reduced by concession fees already paid, the amount came to 3.086 billion, the state secretary added in his answer to a question by opposition MP István Ikotity, published on Parliament’s website
LMP Files Criminal Report About Alleged Eximbank Loan For Hungarian TV2 Purchase
- 17 Dec 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
The green opposition LMP will file a criminal report for abuse of power and mismanagement in connection with Eximbank lending 6.72 billion forints (EUR 21.3m) to government commissioner Andrew G Vajna’s company to buy media group TV2, according to press reports. LMP co-leader András Schiffer said that the bank should not “stuff the pockets of a government-friendly offshore knight with loans”.
Casino Visitor Numbers Rise Sharply In Hungary
- 7 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
The number of visitors to Hungarian casinos rose sharply after a ban on slot machines in pubs was introduced in the autumn of 2012, data in a written response to a query by an MP show. In the letter from state secretary András Tállai responding to the query by MP István Ikotity of green party LMP, data show visitor numbers to Hungarian casinos rose from 205,000 in 2011 to 300,000 in 2012.
Xpat Opinion: Hungarian Media Scene Is Still In Flux
- 6 Aug 2015 8:58 AM
- business
Although the Hungarian government’s only concern of late seems to be how to keep asylum seekers out of the country, I don’t want to succumb to the same tunnel vision. And so today I’m turning to the state of the Hungarian media. So-called public (közszolgálati) television and radio are by now mere mouthpieces of government propaganda. Magyar Rádió is still, by default, the station that most ...
Hungary's Szerencsejáték CEO May Be Fired
- 8 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- entertainment
CEO Péter Szentpétery of the state gaming company Szerencsejáték might be dismissed on Monday, according to the gambling news website Itt a piros. Szentpétery is on sick leave at the moment, Népszava adds. Szentpétery joined Szerencsejáték in June 2010, after holding high positions with state pawnbroker BÁV, taxi company Fõtaxi and Metal-Art, companies owned by the Lajos Simicska-Zsolt Nyerges ...
Meet Lajos Simicska: Fidesz’s Enigmatic Oligarch
- 12 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- current affairs
“From the time of its founding Fidesz did not have outside supporters. We wanted to avoid being beholden to domestic and foreign groups, and for this reason had to develop our own sources of income.” – Lajos Simicska, Fidesz economic director, October 1994 “Hungary needs large Hungarian companies in the financial sector, the insurance […]