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Authorities confront illegal gambling in Albania and Kosovo
18/11/2013

Security experts said illegal gambling funds other elements of organised crime and terrorism.

By Linda Karadaku for Southeast European Times in Pristina — 18/11/13

Albania and Kosovo are taking a stand against illegal gambling in an effort to undermine a hugely profitable criminal network that feeds other elements of organised crime and terrorism, experts said.

Almost 6,000 police conducted a massive operation throughout Albania last month, closing many illegal gambling establishments, confiscating 4,000 gambling machines and filing criminal charges against hundreds of owners.

The authorities placed Luneda Sufali, Albania’s new games state supervisor, under 24-hour police protection for fear of retaliation.

Prime Minister Edi Rama called illegal gambling the most massive and well-organised criminal activity in the history of Albania.

“[Illegal gambling is] destroying lives of families every day. … The future of this country cannot have anything in common with gambling,” Rama said.

Rama also said the government is determined to aid law enforcement efforts by enacting reforms that will clearly define what constitutes illegal gambling.

“As long as there is money that is won illegally, it is always possible it may be used for criminal purposes of terrorist activities,” Mentor Vrajolli, a researcher at the Kosovo Centre for Security Studies, told SETimes.

Similarly, Kosovo police and EULEX jointly raided two major gambling establishments in downtown Pristina, Apex Games and Play 4 Win, arresting the owners and an employee.

“[The arrested] are suspected of committing criminal offences of organised crime in conjunction with extortion,” EULEX said.

Arianit Koci, a lawyer for the suspects, said the prosecutor had not provided much information on the on-going investigations, but said the charges are groundless and accused authorities of being involved in illegal gambling themselves.

“The prosecutor said he has protected witnesses, but we do not have those testimonies and, as it can be seen, they are competitors in this business and their intention is to ruin [the suspects'] business,” Koci told Kosovo daily JNK.

While illegal gambling is widespread throughout the Balkans, it is particularly gaining ground in Kosovo and Albania.

“Unfortunately, this business is flourishing every day, creating problems and serious crimes that include murder,” Merita Mustafa, programme manager at the Kosovo Democratic Institute, told SETimes.

Mustafa said the lack of strong state control mechanisms has contributed to the development of illegal gambling, raising questions about the possible involvement of powerful politicians.

“The problem is that the intentions of earning [money] are inter-connected with many different activities, extortion, money laundering, smuggling and tax evasion,” Belul Beqaj, professor at Pristina University, told SETimes.

Given the difficulty of the task placed in front of the authorities, Mustafa said the latest police actions should be hailed because law enforcement has not frequently undertaken such actions.

“This action will have many positive effects, creating a kind of protection from those businesses that continue to operate in an illegal way,” she said.

Begaj said the situation in Kosovo is beginning to change as the police signalled a tougher stance in the latest action against Apex Games.

“It is very important because a signal is given that Kosovo is being cleansed from the activities that pushed people to transform their sweat into ‘luck,’” Beqaj said.

Mustafa said it is difficult to estimate the amount of money illegal gambling generates.

“But, [judging] by how fast it has spread, it can be concluded that it is very profitable for the people dealing in this business. The losers are undoubtedly the common citizens who, except for losing money, are also losing their safety,” Mustafa said.

Elsewhere in the region, police vigilance and raids in Macedonia have significantly undermined the illegal gambling industry. Last year, a police operation confiscated 100 poker machines.

“In the first nine months of this year, police seized 75 poker machines, registered 13 cases of ‘staking’ in which it filed charges against 22 perpetrators,” Ivo Kotevski, assistant internal affairs minister, told SETimes.