New committee has established in Kazakhstan

Tengrinews.kz - A new committee has been established within the Ministry of Tourism and Sports in Kazakhstan.

The government approved a resolution on September 4 regarding certain issues of the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. According to the document, the Tourism Industry Committee has been reorganized by separating the Committee for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries from the Ministry of Tourism and Sports.

The Ministry of Tourism and Sports now has the following departments:

• Committee for Sports and Physical Culture;
• Tourism Industry Committee;
• Committee for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries.

The new Committee for the Regulation of Gambling and Lotteries will be able to "independently and promptly address sectoral issues".

Recently, Kazakhstan has introduced a new law aimed at curbing gambling addiction among its citizens. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the legislation that expands restrictions on who cannot participate in gambling.