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HUPIS warns Croatia's proposed gambling reforms could harm legal market

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Croatia's gambling operators' association HUPIS warned that amendments to the Law on Games of Chance could damage the licensed sector, employment and public revenue. The proposed package includes a ban on self-service terminals in catering venues, identification checks at physical locations and a central register of excluded people; the bill is progressing through parliament.

The proposed rules could change operators' venue, customer-identification and advertising requirements in Croatia.

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