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At least one oversea bookmaker to enter Russian market in 2019

Andriey RUSSIA 22 February 2019 No comment

According to the founder of “Bookmakers Ratings” Paruyr Shahbazyan, at least one foreign bookmaker company will enter Russian market this year. The information has been published on Bookmaker Ratings website after a press conference on the development of the bookmaker business. “I know for sure about the expansion of one foreign bookmaker to Russia in […]

Illegal casino raided in Moscow

Andriey RUSSIA 21 February 2019 No comment

According to TASS, police officers stopped the activity of another illegal gambling establishment this week. During the inspection 45 slot machines were seized, as well as documentation of interest for the investigation. 70 illegal casinos, gambling halls and betting shops were closed in Moscow in 2018. As a result of 205 inspections, Moscow police has […]

Japanese involved into constuction of new casino in Russian gambling zone “Primorye”

Andriey RUSSIA 19 February 2019 No comment

Japanese businessmen became the partners of one of the largest investors in the resort, the Russian company Diamond Fortune. According to the news published on the official website of Primorie Krai, together with its Russian colleagues, Simple Create will participate in the construction of the “Imperial” hotel complex with a casino. Diamond Fortune has several […]

Russian gambling zone “Siberian Coin” expects a new investor

Andriey RUSSIA 15 February 2019 No comment

The authorities of the Altai Territory are negotiating with a company that may become a new operator of the Siberian Coin gambling zone. According Altapress, to the volume of expected investments is 3 billion rubles. “Recently, they’ve submitted required package of documents to the regional Ministry of Economic Development to provide the investor with a […]

Russia saw 1 trillion rubles in sport bets in 2018

Andriey RUSSIA 14 February 2019 No comment

According to a recent report by Bookmaker Ratings, the international analytical online publication, Russian bookmaker companies received 1.15 trillion rubles in sports bets in 2018. This rating is based on players surveys. It includes the bets of both licensed bookmakers and bookies which are not licensed in Russia. Russians placed 70% more bets in 2018 […]

Russian casinos in Sochi report about more overseas tourists

Andriey CASINO RUSSIA 13 February 2019 No comment

In 2018, the share of foreigners who visited the Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone accounted for 16% of the total numbers. In 2017, this number was just 5%. Thus, the gambling zone saw an 11% increase in the number of foreign players.

Parimatch unveils Conor McGregor as new brand ambassador

Andriey RUSSIA SPORTSBOOK UKRAINE 6 February 2019 No comment

Parimatch, the international betting holding which is massively popular in Russia and CIS countries, has today launched a new brand and unveiled Conor McGregor as its ambassador. The MMA superstar has signed a two-year personal endorsement deal with Parimatch across the CIS region and Cyprus. As part of the agreement, the Irish fighter and Parimatch […]

Ukrainian police names of the founder of Azino777

Andriey RUSSIA 4 February 2019 No comment

Kiev National Police, which conducts an investigation into illegal operation of online casino Azino777, reported that the main suspect is Albert Veliyammetov, a resident of Russian city Naberezhnye Chelny. “The suspect registered the Royal Game company in 2014,” the investigating authorities say. Relatives and acquaintances refuse to talk about Albert. The young man

Russian online betting websites traffic statistics for 2018

Andriey RUSSIA 1 February 2019 No comment

Betting Business Russia has published a report about online traffic of Russian online bookmakers. In order to find out which bookmaker was the most popular among Russian Internet users in 2018, journalists have analyzed the traffic statistics with the help of SimilarWeb. The number of online bookmakers has gradually increased from 13 to 16 companies […]

Sochi casinos were visited by more than half a million people in 2018

Andriey RUSSIA 29 January 2019 No comment

Russian gambling zone “Krasnaya Polyana” in the Krasnodar Territory was visited by 570,547 people in 2018. This was reported in the press service of the Department of Property Relations of the Krasnodar Territory. “In December 2018, the Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone, located on the territory of the municipal formation of the resort city of Sochi […]