{"id":10415,"date":"2025-02-12T13:33:39","date_gmt":"2025-02-12T13:33:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=10415"},"modified":"2025-02-12T13:33:39","modified_gmt":"2025-02-12T13:33:39","slug":"gambling-latvian-regulator-still-hasnt-recovered-from-covidnow-faces-a-7-3m-lawsuit","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/gambling-latvian-regulator-still-hasnt-recovered-from-covidnow-faces-a-7-3m-lawsuit\/","title":{"rendered":"Gambling Latvian regulator still hasn\u2019t recovered from COVID\u2014now faces a \u20ac7.3M lawsuit"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Latvia\u2019s gambling regulator is still struggling to recover from the financial fallout of <strong>COVID-19 lockdowns<\/strong>, but now it faces a new challenge: a <strong>\u20ac7.3 million compensation claim<\/strong> from some of the country\u2019s largest gambling operators. <strong>Latsson Licensing SIA, viensviens.lv SIA (now William Hill Latvia SIA), and Olympic Casino Latvia SIA<\/strong> have jointly taken legal action against the government, arguing that the <strong>63-day industry-wide suspension<\/strong> was not only excessive but also <strong>illegal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/latvia-to-close-all-gambling-halls-in-their-capital-city\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>The dispute traces back to <strong>March 20, 2020<\/strong>, when Latvia enforced one of the strictest gambling bans in Europe, shutting down not just <strong>physical casinos<\/strong> but also <strong>online gambling platforms<\/strong><\/u><\/a>\u2014a move that few other nations attempted. The restriction remained in place until December 2020, when the <strong>Constitutional Court annulled the law<\/strong>, declaring it <strong>invalid from the start<\/strong>. In January 2024, the <strong>Supreme Court<\/strong> upheld this decision, confirming that the government had acted unlawfully and was now responsible for financial damages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/gambling-latvian-regulator-still-hasnt-recovered-from-covidnow-faces-a-7-3m-lawsuit2-1024x637.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10417\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/gambling-latvian-regulator-still-hasnt-recovered-from-covidnow-faces-a-7-3m-lawsuit2-1024x637.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/gambling-latvian-regulator-still-hasnt-recovered-from-covidnow-faces-a-7-3m-lawsuit2-300x187.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/gambling-latvian-regulator-still-hasnt-recovered-from-covidnow-faces-a-7-3m-lawsuit2-768x478.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/02\/gambling-latvian-regulator-still-hasnt-recovered-from-covidnow-faces-a-7-3m-lawsuit2.jpg 1144w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/new-latvia-measures-online-operators-say-that-it-could-result-in-lawsuits-seeking-significant-financial-compensation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">New Latvia measures: online operators say that it could result in lawsuits seeking significant financial compensation<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Latvia\u2019s gambling industry, the past few years have been a relentless battle to regain stability. Despite the <strong>gradual reopening of casinos<\/strong>, revenue has not yet fully recovered, and this compensation lawsuit adds another financial strain on the sector. According to estimates, Latvia\u2019s gambling industry contributed <strong>over \u20ac200 million<\/strong> in tax revenue before the pandemic. Now, operators argue that the <strong>government\u2019s mismanagement<\/strong> has deepened the crisis rather than helped the sector recover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/puntoventa.online\/producto\/diamond-iii\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/08\/multigame-diamod-III-700-eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"width:840px;height:auto\"\/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the legal battle intensifying, <strong>Latvia&#8217;s government faces pressure to either pay millions in compensation or risk prolonged court disputes<\/strong>. This case could set a precedent for how pandemic-related business claims are handled\u2014not just in Latvia, but across Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This case could set a precedent for how pandemic-related business claims are handled\u2014not just in Latvia, but across Europe.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":10418,"menu_order":188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[3184,3322],"class_list":["post-10415","europe","type-europe","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","tag-europe","tag-latvia","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Gambling Latvian regulator still hasn\u2019t recovered from COVID\u2014now faces a \u20ac7.3M lawsuit - 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