A lawyer from the Association of Gambling Addicts (SÁS) considers the activities of the University of Iceland Lottery (HHÍ) illegal and punishable, Fréttablaðið reports.
This was stated in the lawyer’s letter sent to the University Lottery on March 8.
The letter states that although the operation of an arcade is punishable by law in this country, HHÍ has a strange exemption from the law which states in the letter “does not seem to be in any way in line with the reality that the operation of arcades and gambling has been in recent years and decades. “
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According to law, it is a criminal offense in this country to turn gambling into employment as well as to earn income by having gambling take place in the person’s premises.
The lawyer’s letter on behalf of SÁS states that the operation of slot machines on behalf of HHÍ has far exceeded the original authorization and exemption, then there has also been limited supervision of the operation.
Háspenna ehf. has benefited from the operation of arcades on behalf of HHÍ, which means that they have technically broken the law and are punishable.
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The lawyer demands that the collaboration between Háspenna and HHÍ end with the operation of the arcade also ending in the next 10 days.
If these requirements are not met, the activity in question will be reported to the police.
Alma Hafsteinsdóttir, chairman of the Gambling Addicts Association, says in an interview with Fréttablaðið that no complaint has yet been filed with the police regarding the case. Explanations have been requested for the University Lottery’s answers to the letter.
In the letter in question, the lawyer states that it is known about a number of individuals who reserve the right to seek redress against the University Lottery, Háspenna and the Icelandic state and claim damages or recognition of liability “for the damage that the casino has suffered on income and their lives. and their families. “
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Source: The Nordic Page