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The government initiative to strengthen administrative responsibility for illegal gambling organization was approved in the first reading. A bill includes the introduction of amendments to the Code of Administrative Offences. According to amendments, a penalty for distributing lottery tickets illegally will be from 2 to 3 thousand rubles for citizens, from 10 to 20 thousand rubles for administrative officials, and from 20 to 40 thousand rubles for legal entities. Besides, it is offered to fine citizens for installing lottery machines...
One of the largest gaming companies in the world – William Hill – left Russian market because of strict regulations concerning online gambling. On the 23rd of September the access to William Hill Casino Club was blocked for Russian players and all the accounts were closed. The company explains that with regulator changing rules and extending the criteria list of operators’ legal services it has become much more difficult to carry out business in Russia. It is to be reminded...
Anyone can take part in its development. At the request of the Public Council at the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, volunteers created an online map of the country, titled Roads Without Problems. It has not only marks on dangerous roads and broken asphalt, but also about illegal casinos. Such a map will help to identify offenses quickly. Everyone can mark a facility, where illegal slot machines or roulette operate illegally and where drugs are distributed. Specialists...
Gaming zones are special areas in Russia, where according to the federal legislation gambling is allowed. Within 8 months of the year the budget of Primorsky Krai received 86.8 million rubles in tax revenues from gambling. The last month of the reporting period added another 10 million rubles to the treasury. The main taxpayer in the field is G1 Entertainment, the company that manages the only working Casino in Primorye gaming zone – Tigre de Cristal. According to the operator,...
Alexei Moiseev, deputy finance minister, told this at the financial forum in Moscow. He explained that the tax amount for betting shops and slot machines haven’t been corrected for 10 years. Currently, it should be index-tied. The Ministry of Finance is drafting a bill on twofold increase but there is more to come. If increased taxes turn out not to be too exorbitant, they can be increased again. Nowadays, each territorial entity of the Russian Federation is establishing their own...
