Albania will shut down all overseas online gambling sites in the countries effort to stop the outflow of money from one of the poorest regions in Europe.
Prime Minister Edi Rama said the government would prepare legislation to block gambling on websites based abroad, where Albanians are estimated to be spending spent €500 to €700 million ($690-965 million) a year, according to calculations from domestic and international gaming observers.
Since the new government party took charge with a landslide victory in June of this year, it has been busy closing down casinos and betting shops totalling 1,300 across the country for operating without proper licenses and tax evasion.
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