Hungarian gambling regulation on the way

Eric Bianchi
August 25, 2010
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HungaryEver since the conservative leaning government were sworn in this year, things have gone from bad to worse for online gamers in the central European country of Hungary. Now the government have announced that any companies operating from outside its borders are to be made illegal, companies from inside the country being the only ones able to operator, who also have to be reputable Hungarian entities themselves. Seems like Mr Rules himself really did rock up in Budapest looking to have a good time. Read more.

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