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I actually wanted to ask if it was possible to ban these callgames.
Carl Devlies, state anti-fraud secretary
Slightly uncomfortable
Can I ask you a couple of questions? - Yes, of course.
What I wanted to ask: We played on the callgames ourselves and we lost about 170 euros.
And we started to get to the bottom of it and we feel that a lot of things are not right about these callgames.
And I came here to ask if perhaps it was possible to ban these callgames?
In Holland callgames are completely forbidden.
Well, the callgames are regulated by the law and a KB ("Royal Conclusion")
And a few years ago we already strengthened the conditions of the callgames
but apparently that's still not enough and they still abuse the concept.
We have a new proposition now to strengthen the conditions again and add some other conditions
They are ready in this office and if the last government wouldn't have collapsed, it would have been passed already.
Luckily the government collapsed and the temporary government can't approve the new bill.
And in the next government there might not even be a state anti-fraud secretary anymore
I don't know whose desk it will land on then, but I suspect we won't hear anything about it anymore.
It seems that the callgames won't be banned just like that.
But no worries, the callgames are being monitored by the moneygames commission.
They keep a good eye on the enemy and will impose sanctions for the slightest infringement.
The moneygames commission works closely with VTM (broadcaster) and me.
They're not unhappy. They don't always agree with what we say, but they can't say anything because we obey the law.
The callgames try everything to make sure they don't really make any offenses against the law.
With the new conditions, there shouldn't be any room left for these practices.
And if that doesn't help, I think the lawmakers should take their responsibility and ban the callgames.
Thank you for your time - Yes it was a fun conversation
Oh, one more thing
Carl devlies must die. If you see him and you have the chance to push him under a car...
Uhm, are you regularly at places with a lot of cars? - Yeah, that happens sometimes.
Ok, please be careful there.. - Oh, why?
Oh, no reason.. You never know.. - I'm always careful.