{"id":12040,"date":"2025-06-02T14:06:37","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T14:06:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=12040"},"modified":"2025-06-02T15:24:06","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T15:24:06","slug":"belarus-moves-to-block-cross-border-gambling-payments-citing-social-harm","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/belarus-moves-to-block-cross-border-gambling-payments-citing-social-harm\/","title":{"rendered":"Belarus moves to block cross-border gambling payments, citing social harm"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Belarusian President <strong>Alexander Lukashenko<\/strong> is pushing forward sweeping gambling reforms aimed at halting capital flight to foreign betting operators and tackling the social harms associated with problem gambling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a Council of Ministers meeting held in Minsk, Lukashenko called for <strong>a ban on payments from Belarusian residents to foreign gambling companies<\/strong>, citing the need to protect national economic interests. \u201cThe money earned here must stay here and be invested in our economy,\u201d he said, underscoring growing concerns over financial outflows and social consequences.<\/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>According to <strong>BelTA<\/strong>, the national news agency, the government is drafting a <strong>decree that will authorize banks to block gambling-related cross-border payments<\/strong>. The move is seen as a major step to protect Belarusian licensed operators while minimizing money laundering risks and unregulated gambling exposure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/belarus-moves-to-block-cross-border-gambling-payments-citing-social-harm2-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12051\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/belarus-moves-to-block-cross-border-gambling-payments-citing-social-harm2-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/belarus-moves-to-block-cross-border-gambling-payments-citing-social-harm2-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/belarus-moves-to-block-cross-border-gambling-payments-citing-social-harm2-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/belarus-moves-to-block-cross-border-gambling-payments-citing-social-harm2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The president also emphasized <strong>enhanced protective measures for at-risk individuals<\/strong>, including a proposal that would allow <strong>family members to request gambling blocks<\/strong> for relatives showing signs of addiction. \u201cMaybe we should allow family members of gambling addicts to ban them from gambling,\u201d Lukashenko stated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"875\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/belarus-moves-to-block-cross-border-gambling-payments-citing-social-harm3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/belarus-moves-to-block-cross-border-gambling-payments-citing-social-harm3.jpg 875w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/belarus-moves-to-block-cross-border-gambling-payments-citing-social-harm3-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/belarus-moves-to-block-cross-border-gambling-payments-citing-social-harm3-768x527.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 875px) 100vw, 875px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Additional restrictions may include <strong>prohibiting gambling with borrowed funds<\/strong>, following reports that individuals have sold property or taken out loans to fund gambling activity\u2014behaviors he described as \u201cdevastating not only for the individual but for society.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/belarusian-parliament-adopted-amendments-to-the-law-on-gambling-advertising\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><u>Belarus officially legalized online gambling in April 2019,<\/u><\/a> and the industry has seen substantial growth. However, Lukashenko described the sector as \u201cthriving a little too well,\u201d indicating that tighter regulation is now essential to strike a balance between revenue and social responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The upcoming decree is expected to reshape Belarus\u2019s gambling framework significantly, with <strong>greater control over financial transactions, player behavior, and foreign operator influence<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko is pushing forward sweeping gambling reforms aimed at halting capital flight to foreign betting operators and tackling the social harms associated with problem gambling. 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