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Online Casinos Remain Longer in Cyprus

The Cyprian government recently decided to start some strong legal action in the country in efforts to block online casino gambling from the island. Cyprus is one of the larger licensing jurisdictions for the gambling industry and there are no plans to change this status, but the government is concerned about internet gambling abuse and problem gambling in the country. The concerns are so prevalent that Cyprus’ government announced new bills were in development that would force Internet Service Provider (ISP) level blocks and filters throughout Cyprus as the primary means of blocking the online casinos. Although the new Cyprian action was progressing rapidly for a while, the European Commission has now stepped in and halted the new action until the Cyprian government complies with some European Union mandated procedures, such as an impact study as well as public consultation.

The public consultation aspect that has been missing from the planned online casino gambling bans was most frustrating for many independent social organizations that have been concerned that the government is acting outside of the public’s wishes and yet failing to take that into consideration. The online casino gambling industry is a huge part of the Cyprian culture right now and internet gambling related companies make up a huge portion of the employment on the island.

By the EU mandates that were just issued the online casino gambling bill has been halted until the Cyprian government takes the needed steps to find out the impact this bill might have on the island nation as well as public opinion.