Even inexperienced players are well aware that in the legislation of any country there are restrictions related to the gambling industry. In some countries, they practically do not affect gamers, because are very soft or insignificant. In other states, they become a full -fledged obstacle to the normal development of gambling. However, in some jurisdictions, truly absurd, and even harmful laws for the whole society as a whole are adopted. It makes sense to talk more about them.
Uganda
Gambling is allowed in the country, but local residents prefer to bet on sports. The most popular bets on the British Premier League matches are considered. The most interesting thing is that here the bets are somewhat different from those that are made in Europe or America. The country's legislation is allowed to put household items and personal items. However, this is not the most amazing. Recently, one of the residents of the state in a match between Arsenal and Manchester United put his wife to the victory of Arsenal. In Uganda, you can make a bet on the closest relatives ...
Greece
At the beginning of the 21st century, a law was adopted in the country, according to which gambling was prohibited in the Internet cafe. Literally a year later, the legislation was tightened and even ordinary video games were banned in the state. As a result, residents could not play on prefixes like Sony PlayStation, and even online chess online.
Canada
The country has a law prohibiting playing on chances. For example, it is impossible to just get a win at the hippodrome here, as it will be considered that you have guessed the result, which means you used a chance. In the event of the victory of your favorite to receive a prize, you will have to prove that this happened not by chance, that is, you brilliantly calculated such an outcome. To do this, you may be offered to solve a simple example for 3 classes of this type: 95–25x5 + 4
USA
The most developed country in the world is famous for its truly idiotic laws that operate in some states. In the field of lawmaking related to Gambling, absurd laws are found here.
In Oklahoma, cards Shulers are punished especially strictly if they turn their fraud at railway stations or treasury areas. In other public places, their activities are also prohibited, but the punishment is not the most severe.
In Washington, the game in online casino equated a very serious crime. Moreover, this was done quite recently, in 2006. In accordance with the law, citizens do not have the right to play, but even transfer personal information via the Internet for registration in gambling. Oddly enough, for 15 years, the authorities have not recorded a single case of violations.
If you do not want to get to prison for a regular dispute with a friend for several months, you do not need to enter into any bet in the public places of Ohio. You can’t argue in restaurants, cafes, stores, etc. As for slot machines - they are here, as in most other states. However, local lawmakers went beyond colleagues and entered the law on the ban on “one -armed bandits” with an amendment, which specifies that machine guns cannot be installed in public places, including toilets.
In Arizona, a law has been adopted, which prohibits the indigenous population (Indians) in gambling. In case of violation of this law, you can get a solid term. And in New Jersey, the so-called "responsible game" is very developed. Gambling can independently block access to any online game for a period of one to five years. In case of violation of the established restrictions, they will have to pay a decent fine to the state treasury.
The most original law is considered to be in some states. The lost players can sue the institution in which this happened. At the same time, you can draw a lawsuit even with a slight loss of $ 5. However, this seemed little to the authorities. They established a fairly decent statute of limitations - 5 years according to such “crimes”! The funny thing is that most likely, the court will satisfy such a lawsuit and oblige to pay compensation to the loser.
