After an exhaustive investigation by the national gambling regulator, its specialised branch – the Electronic Audit of Systems of Gambling Operators (EASGO) – concluded that the websites in question were targeting Bulgarian users without having an active licence under the gambling law.
Upon visiting the websites, some of which were bearing domains from Armenia (.am) and Kazakhstan (.kz), customers were met with advertising banners and accompanying text inviting users to participate in the illegal games by creating a player profile and then opening an account for deposits and withdrawals – all of which made easily accessible.
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“I order for the provision of online games on the following websites operating without a licence under Bulgarian law to be suspended within three days of this decision,” Spetsov said i..