Film commissioner wins license for Hungary's first online casino

[The Buzz]

An interest of Hollywood movie producer turned government commissioner in charge of Hungary’s film industry has been granted the operating license for Hungary’s first online casino by the National Tax and Customs Office (NAV).

From Portfolio.hu:

LVC Diamond Ltd. told state-owned newswire MTI on Tuesday that player registration will soon start on the website. MTI somehow forgot to mention the relationship between the company and Andrew G. Vajna, so we did it for them.

Las Vegas Casino Group, an interest of Andy Vajna, government commissioner for the film industry, has been operating five casinos in Budapest since 2015. It was the first to receive concession from the National Economy Ministry in agreement with the National Development Ministry in 2014.

Today’s announcement does not come out of the blue, because the amended gambling law which came into effect in October 2015 stipulated that only those may operate casinos that have obtained a lincence from the state.

Read more here: http://www.portfolio.hu/en/economy/f...ino.32477.html