One year on from Russia’s draconian bans on gambling in all but four remote regions, gambling is still apparently rampant despite police raids and other enforcement measures. Far from being game over, it appears that the popular pastime has simply moved underground, or has remodeled to exploit loopholes in the law, resulting in calls for review and revision reports in the Russian media suggest. In Moscow, experts say, it seems it’s business as usual. “Slot machines businesses were shut down 12 months ago,” said Olga Golubeva, executive secretary of the Moscow Government’s Interdepartmental Commission for Gambling Business. “Regrettably, the majority [ Read More ]
