Bulgaria has yet to develop its laws on gambling websites in order to crack down on scams.The judiciary is unable to punish the majority of online fraudsters, members of the State Attorney announced at a press conference in the Palace of Justice earlier today.
Due to the increase of online betting in recent years, people are becoming more and more vulnerable to spurious sites. This is largely due to the inability of users to check the authenticity of a website that has been set up in another country.
According to Stelliana Kojouharova, the speaker of the Attorney General, in most cases the state hasn't got the authority to punish con artists simply because there is a gap in the legislation: "We cannot influence this practice in any way, because the laws are not in place. They are not in place in Bulgaria, but equally, they are not in place in Europe. This is a problem which needs to be discussed and solved not only here, but in all member states."
She did not comment, however, on when this is likely to happen.
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