the gambling company Betting information last Thursday on reforms that vaccines are a result of the company in the coming years. The owner of the control of the responsible minister of Sirpa Paatero (sd.) according to the result of the shrinking influence of the “big picture” had he known in advance.

president and Ceo Olli Sarekoski said, that the Lottery’s accountability call to action by means of shrinking the company’s performance in 2021 approximately 150-200 million euros compared to this year’s level.

Paatero said STT in parliament, that the next will be to figure out whether betting on ways to patch up the shortfall in income. When slot machines it has been decided to considerably reduce, for example, whether playing online possible to get more income.

– Or is there something new games, that can be possibly introduced?

the Government is the owner of in the role of the opportunity to decide whether it is the willingness to make something big change in betting for the objectives to be achieved, Paatero said.

Paatero want to, that among other things this consider the future of the parliamentary working group, for Betting towards the change and development needs are not solvable solely to the company or the owner of the control measures.

many of the recently raised the question of solving requires broad shoulders in parliament and the whole state council. Such things are for example, the yield estimate, or a gaming rig, the number of significant less withdrawals closing.

Paateroa could not be reached last week to comment on the Lottery’s news conference from freshly, as he says he was on a few days holiday on the way.

Return general entities

the Lottery has accounted to the winner each year about a billion euros. The ministries will share the proceeds of general interest parties.

Betting told a news conference, inter alia, that its the money slot machines the amount will decrease next year with 3 500. Currently decentralized, i.e., for example, a trade hall and a gas station at the vending machines is 18 500.

it Is possible, however, that a total of up to 8 000 machines will decrease in the coming years, ceo Sarekoski anticipated.

Also marketing reduced and the ad content will change. Betting has been all over the autumn period the eye of the storm, when it had been marketing in the gambling part of everyday life.

the Company also makes the players authenticate on mandatory hajasijoitetuista the money slot machines in January 2021. Thus, the authentication would come into force a year earlier than the law requires.

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