New gambling concession offers are likely to be judged before the 2022 elections, and new contracts could run until 2034.

Ernő Csonka became the president of the National Concessions Office (NKI) established in September, the private banker said on the government portal.

The NKI will be the administrative office of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet Office and its main task will be to conclude the casino concession contracts. The right to operate the casinos, which is an exclusive state economic activity, has so far been managed by Mihály Varga and the Ministry of Finance, and delivered to the winners of the concession bids.

The tendering of the tender, the selection of the winner and the conclusion of the contract will be in charge of the National Concessions Office, and the contracts must also be signed by Antal Rogán.

Csonka is a well-known name in the Rogán area: from December 2015 to November 2016, until his resignation, the lawyer was Undersecretary of State for the Economy in the Prime Minister’s Office, but he worked as Undersecretary of State in two other ministries .

The bidding for the gambling concession can be announced, judged and the concession contract concluded before the 2022 parliamentary elections, and new casino contracts can be valid until 2034.



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