Krasnoyarsk Casinos Gone For Good
3rd July 2007

All casinos have officially been removed from Krasnoyarsk following the passage of a law that banned games of chance in the area. Following the activation of the new statutes, police conducted spot inspections of all former gambling houses and reported that gambling had been all but eliminated from the territory. Illegal slot machine gambling was found at three locations on a small scale, but all other gambling dens had been closed in accordance with the law.

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Putin signs law on gambling zones in Russia
31st December 2006

The Russian president has signed a law setting up four gambling zones in the country, the Kremlin press service said Saturday.

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Lawmakers pass bill on gambling zones in Russia
20th December 2006

Russia's lower house of parliament, the State Duma, passed a bill Wednesday in the third and final reading on setting up four gambling zones in the country.

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Russia considers gambling curbs
16th December 2006

Russia's lower house of parliament on Friday backed sweeping gambling legislation force casinos across the country to relocate into four designated zones.

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Legislators Fixed Places for Gambling
14th December 2006

State Duma’s Economic Policy Committee has determined potential whereabouts of future gambling zones, ITAR-TASS said. Under the laws of Russia, no more than four gambling zones could be created in the country, and the committee recommended Kaliningrad Region, Altai Republic, Primorie District and an area on border of Rostov Region and Krasnodar District for this purpose.

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The gambling business in Russia
15th August 2006

Gambling fever has found its way deep into Russian society. The turnover of the Russian gambling industry stands at $5-6 billion annually, according to expert estimates. Alexander Lebedev, a deputy of the Russian parliament, says that this is the sum that flows through Moscow casinos and slot machine halls alone, and even here it is just the tip of the iceberg.

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Last roll of the dice as Russia cracks down on casinos
3rd July 2005 - Sunday Herald

The Kremlin has declared war on a vice that has bewitched and impoverished Russians for centuries, ensnaring everyone from 19th century writer Fyodor Dostoyevsky to modern-day cab drivers and babushkas: gambling.

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Emperor eyes site for hotel-casino in Russia
13th June 2005 - ETNet News

Emperor Entertainment Hotel (0296) has identified a property in Vladivostok with the potential to become one of Russia's top hotel-casinos.

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Speculators place their bets on the fortunes of casino operator
3rd June 2005 - Telegraph

Dealers continued to watch London Clubs International yesterday as they speculated that an Indonesian business figure is running his slide rule over the casino operator.

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Aristocrat Alters Tack For Russia
8th Apr 2005 - SMH

Aristocrat has rearranged its distribution to the world's fastest growing poker machine market, Russia, appointing a subsidiary of Moscow company SmartGames Group as its exclusive distributor.

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Aristocrat Signs Russian Agreement With Smartgames
7th Apr 2005 - Bloomberg

Aristocrat Leisure Ltd., the world's second-largest slot machine maker, signed an agreement under which Smartgames Group will distribute its games in Russia, the world's fastest growing market.

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