Yesterday, Plenković submitted the draft decree of the Croatian Democratic Union (HDZ) to Parliament, demanding ministers back an urgent reform of Croatia’s ‘Gambling Act’.
Plenković stated that urgent reforms need to be implemented, as growing concerns had been raised by local leaders, city mayors, and municipal leaders about the high and unprotected exposure of gambling to citizens.
Prior to Croatia’s snap elections in May, Plenković and the HDZ-coalition government had been criticised by opposition leaders for failing to tackle gambling addiction “impacting the lives of +40,000 Croats“.
Croatia’s gambling regime was established in 2009 under the Republic’s Games of Chance Act, which was modified in 2015 to include new gambling activities. Although Parliament has hosted several debates on gambling amendments, no decree has been proposed until now..
