Lawyer Mariya Lepschikova to tell about changes in gambling legal framework at Russian Gaming Week

How has the procedure of income tax on gain calculation changed and why doesn’t the 2018 FIFA World Cup fall within allocation regulation? A leading expert on legal backing of gambling and lottery business Mariya Lepschikova will cover these issues at Russian Gaming Week.

Her presentation will be titled: ‘Review of legislative changes and law enforcement practice in terms of Russian governmental control over bookmaker operators’.

The speaker will feature the issues as follows:

• sports target allocations: points the lawmakers intend to amend and why the 2018 FIFA World Cup fall outside allocation regulation;
• changes in the Russian Tax Code: gambling tax, new rules of income tax on gain;
• gamer online identification: legal practice and the possibility of promises implementation given by lawmakers;
• new prohibitive measures: ban on the appearance of blocked websites in search results and payment block of websites mentioned in the stop list;
• governmental control over bookmaker operators.

Mariya Lepschikova is a lawyer and Founder at Pravovaya Liniya, LLC. She has been engaged in gambling industry since 2004. An expert on legal backing of businesses going through governmental examination. Knows how to appeal against the actions of state organizations in court. Also gives legal advice on any activity in gambling and related spheres. Develops legal base for new gambling projects.

During her tenure, Mariya Lepschikova has successfully acted for slot parlors, lottery clubs and operators, betting shops and providers in courts of all instances including the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation.

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