While the catering and entertainment industries struggle to avoid bankruptcy, Hungary’s casinos remain open. Many are frustrated with current legislation, and want to know why these large businesses are exempt from the nation-wide shutdown.
In a video posted to Facebook, independent MP János Bencsik placed a closed sign on the door of the Las Vegas Casino in Budapest. With his fellow activists he stood in front of the building, discouraging would-be guests from entering.
Bencsik, a former right-wing Jobbik politician and founder of the conservative Polgári Válasz (Civic Answer) movement, believes it to be a double standard that casinos can operate while other businesses remain shut down, and individuals cannot gather in groups.