The online edition about the gambling business, Login Casino, organizes a contest whose winner will be presented with two free VIP tickets for one of the brightest and the most important conferences and exhibitions dedicated to iGaming – Russian Gaming Week.
Analytical companies GfK and Ipsos interviewed Russians and learned how many people are betting on sports and why, and created a popularity ranking of betting companies in 2018. The survey was conducted in several regions of Russia including various age groups.
Casino Sochi located in “Krasnaya Polyana” gambling zone was opened on January 4, 2017. Since two years of operation, the casino press service has published the numbers report recently to confirm the status of the biggest casino in Russia.
The Russian telecom watchdog, Roskomnadzor, continued to up its tempo in the fight against gambling websites as it blocked another 1,500 sites over the weekend.
As sports betting is the only iGaming activity authorised in Russia and strict regulations scare off operators, online gambling has yet to bloom.
The State Duma of the Russian Federation approved in the second reading the draft law on strengthening criminal liability for illegal gambling operations. The document also provides for penalties for landlords offering real estate for such activities.
Russian university opens the first cryptography Master’s program in the Russian Federation. Students will study all aspects of block-chain technology, as well as encryption techniques.
The first operator of the gambling zone “Primorye” in Primorsky Krai of the Russian Federation has received the Oscar of the international award World Travel Awards-2018 (WTA).
The Arbitration Court of Tatarstan declared the former CEO of Royal Time Group LLC Rashid Taymasov bankrupt. Rashid Taymasov is one of the founders of Azov City.
Marius Jurgilas from the board of the Bank of Lithuania said that he would not like the participation of Russian investors in ICO projects of the country.