By The Weekly Edge desk ·
Bulgaria’s deputy finance minister Lyudmila Petkova rejected wider gambling advertising restrictions and higher taxes, iGaming Today reported. She argued at a budget meeting that isolated changes could drive more players towards the illegal market.
The minister’s response opposes the additional restrictions and tax increases sought by opposition parties.
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