Confused MPs vow to submit views on Cyprus casino legislation despite getting ‘ambiguous’ translations

Members of the Cyprus Parliament are not letting a poorly translated copy of regulations get in their way of reviewing the legislative proposal that could bring the first casino to the country.

Local media outlets reported that parties pledged on Tuesday that “they will submit specific opinions and suggestions at the next parliamentary committee session” next week. The MPs expect the issue to be finished by March.

In July 2015, the Cypriot parliament voted 29-22 in favor of the long-delayed casino legislation, which would see a casino to be built on the Greek-controlled southern half of the island. Now, the lawmakers are busy going over the casino regulations, such as the “individual functions of a supervisory authority and control of the authority by the auditor-general.”

The MPs, however, were stumped by the proposal that had failed to clearly translate the adopted chapters—majority from gambling bills in other countries—into Greek. House Commerce Committee Chairman Zacharias Zachariou told local media outlets that there were ambiguities in the translated text.