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New Tax Regulation Cuts Russian Bookmakers Some Slack

November 17, 2016

Gaming Law & Legislation, Online gambling regulation, Taxation, Russia

This week brought another break for Russian sport betting providers, as the Russian government decided to reduce the size of mandatory taxes that bookmakers have to pay to support the sport bodies in the countr...

Report; taxes on slot machines and betting shops to double in the Russian Federation

K Morrison

September 26, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Taxation, Russia, Russia

The tax for slot machines and betting shops in the Russian Federation will be doubled by the Russian Finance Ministry, according to an Asia Gaming Brief report. The news agency reports that Deputy Finance Mi...

Unlicensed gambling in Russia to be a criminal offense

K Morrison

June 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Crime, Russia

New legislation has been submitted to the State Duma by the Russian government which makes the organization of unlicensed gambling outside of the specialized gambling zones a criminal offense, as reported by RI...