Albania plans to shift all casinos and betting shops out of its residential areas, while vowing “a new regime” is ahead for online gambling operators.

On Tuesday, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama held a news conference at which he announced that all gambling venues, be they casinos, slots parlors or sports and race betting shops, will be forced out of residential areas and onto the outskirts of towns and cities effective December 31.

Rama (pictured) also warned broadcasters and other media outlets to remove all gambling advertising within 24 hours or face serious consequences, including having their operations “closed by force.” Local media quoted Rama claiming that, despite Albanian law being clear on the illegality of gambling advertising, “this law has been violated by all media without exception.”

Effective Tuesday, the government has also suspended the activities of the nation’s Gambling Commission until December 31, apparently in order to prepare a “new regime” that will “license and control gambling activity remotely through the internet.”