A bill under consideration in the lower house of the Kazakhstan parliament would drastically shake up gambling in the former Soviet republic, the Times of Central Asia reported April 22.
The bill in the Majilis would ban bloggers from advertising gaming platforms and online casinos. The goal is to protect vulnerable populations and citizens’ financial interests.
Although such bloggers will still be able to cover sports events, they won’t be able to host gambling ads. The bill would also raise the minimum age for gambling to 25, forbid those in debt from gambling and crack down on requirements for all gaming ads.
Fines for violating the law would range from 1.1 million tenge ($2,500) to 3.6 million tenge ($8,000).
