Online Casino Style: News - Russian Region Reconsidered

10/15/2010		Online Casino Style - News: Russian Region Reconsidered
Home History Games News Dictionary		While the moves in Romania are getting head from the European Commission, plans in Russia are similarly catching flak, as the government’s intention to move gambling to a remote region near the Black Sea got a resurgence of opposition this week. Three years ago, the plans and proposal to eliminate gambling in Russia entirely – with the exception of government dictated and run betting zones – was agreed upon, and thirty six months later, the arguments continue as to where such zones should be located. For now, Russian gamblers are stuck. Their casinos, betting shops and internet gambling access points have all been shut down by Russian police, with promises of the services reopening ringing in their ears. But the operators have been loathe to relocate to the remote designated areas, causing somewhat of a problem. With no legal outlets to utilize, the bettors are all turning the same direction – to illegal, but easily accessible online gambling websites. Only two casinos have been launched so far, with the secondary only opening its doors the first of October this year, in Azov City in the Krasnodar Territory. More than a billion roubles have been invested in the future of the betting zone, with the distant Rostov Region topping them by investing 170 million more. In true backwards fashion, after the money has been spent to establish a legal and secure infrastructure for casinos to depend on in Rostov, a bill was submitted to the Russian government the first week of October asking that Rostov lose their privileges and be removed from the (short) list of approved regions. The signature on the opposing proposal is that of the first deputy chairma of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes, Gleb Khor. Khor says he doesn’t have anything against Rostov, but rather points out that not sufficient progress has been made in the Krasnodar Territory, requiring more attention. He asked that the focus remain on Azov city (read: money) and that in order to best facilitate this, Rosdov be removed from approved areas for gambling, and be used instead to promote resort activities and tourism. He suggests that ten years pass before consideration for gambling for Rostov be laid back out on the table.

10/15/2010

Online Casino Style - News:
Russian Region Reconsidered

While the moves in Romania are getting head from the European Commission, plans in Russia are similarly catching flak, as the government’s intention to move gambling to a remote region near the Black Sea got a resurgence of opposition this week. Three years ago, the plans and proposal to eliminate gambling in Russia entirely – with the exception of government dictated and run betting zones – was agreed upon, and thirty six months later, the arguments continue as to where such zones should be located.

For now, Russian gamblers are stuck. Their casinos, betting shops and internet gambling access points have all been shut down by Russian police, with promises of the services reopening ringing in their ears. But the operators have been loathe to relocate to the remote designated areas, causing somewhat of a problem. With no legal outlets to utilize, the bettors are all turning the same direction – to illegal, but easily accessible online gambling websites.

Only two casinos have been launched so far, with the secondary only opening its doors the first of October this year, in Azov City in the Krasnodar Territory. More than a billion roubles have been invested in the future of the betting zone, with the distant Rostov Region topping them by investing 170 million more. In true backwards fashion, after the money has been spent to establish a legal and secure infrastructure for casinos to depend on in Rostov, a bill was submitted to the Russian government the first week of October asking that Rostov lose their privileges and be removed from the (short) list of approved regions.

The signature on the opposing proposal is that of the first deputy chairma of the State Duma Committee on Budget and Taxes, Gleb Khor. Khor says he doesn’t have anything against Rostov, but rather points out that not sufficient progress has been made in the Krasnodar Territory, requiring more attention. He asked that the focus remain on Azov city (read: money) and that in order to best facilitate this, Rosdov be removed from approved areas for gambling, and be used instead to promote resort activities and tourism. He suggests that ten years pass before consideration for gambling for Rostov be laid back out on the table.