Illegal betting and fraudulent Call Centers have begun to partially reopen,
but without a market control agreement. Sources of Skyweb.al deal with
know that operators in Tirana and the surrounding areas are resuming their activity, assuming the risk themselves,
while the frictions between the groups have started for the territories.
According to these sources, a powerful actor has entered the game, who has recently taken over the leadership of an important department. The sources link the suspension of the activity with the intervention of this character, claiming that he wants his share in the market or control of the whole “cake”.
Skyweb.al reported on October 2 that illegal betting and Call Center activity had stopped for almost ten days, while major cryptocurrency exchanges had dropped significantly. Bars remained closed or opened for a few hours, while Call Center employees were temporarily sent home.
The sources described this as a temporary suspension until the relations between the actors controlling these activities are clarified. The message to the organizers was: “You have no more protection! Stop these days, until the situation is clarified!”
But the extension of the lockdown has added to the discontent. Local operators are alleged to have paid for protection that is no longer being provided to them and are seeking individual solutions by area and district. According to sources, this is leading the market towards a forced decentralization, where everyone acts “with his own head”.
The control so far, according to the same sources, is related to a well-known character, who has closed the “problems” with the SPA and now has a free hand in the field. However, the changes in the government during the last few months seem to have disrupted the “status quo” in the market.
Skyweb.al has not yet managed to find out if the new actor has taken control or if a “deal” is being negotiated with the group that maintains the status quo. Meanwhile, sources report that the lack of a figurehead imposing the rules is causing groups to encroach on each other's territories.
“This can bring strong conflicts between the groups, but it must be seen what will happen next, whether centralization will be maintained or this forced decentralization will continue. Everyone is doing according to their own head now,” said a source close to the developments, adding that the market has not yet fully opened.
Në fund të shtatorit, katër persona u ndaluan në një Call Center në Rrugën e Kavajës, i dyshuar për mashtrimin e qytetarëve europianë. In Has, a bar was also hit where ten electronic machines and a poker table were seized.
