Barack Obama's arrival in Russia next week will coincide with an official campaign against social ills, from gambling and drinking to dog mess. Moscow's flourishing casinos and gaming halls closed their doors on Wednesday night... [read full story]
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Russia closed down all its casinos as gambling was banned nationwide, a move the industry says could throw a third of a million people out of work. The July 1 ban shut gaming halls, from gaudy casinos crowned by extravagant...
MOSCOW -- One of the glitziest symbols of cash-splashing Russians vanished from Russia's cityscapes Wednesday as a law banning casinos, slot-machine parlors and betting halls outside four remote regions of the country went into...
BARVIKHA, July 4 (RIA Novosti) - Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said Saturday the authorities will block attempts by gambling businesses to go into the underground or operate under the disguise of other activities. "Legally,...
All Bets Off for Russia's Casinos? - ABC News In one fell swoop this week in Russia, more than 400,000 casino workers lost their jobs and joined the growing number of unemployed as the country's economic crisis deepened. Photo:...
All Bets Off for Russia's Casinos? - ABC News In one fell swoop this week in Russia, more than 400,000 casino workers lost their jobs and joined the growing number of unemployed as the country's economic crisis deepened. Photo:...
via Yahoo! News. Each year gaming brought in up to $7 billion and paid $1 billion in tax, a gap the industry says will cause the state a budget headache. The development replacement zones -- in southern Krasnodar, the Baltic...
More than 400,000 out of Work as Russia's Casinos Close Under Anti-Vice Law By ALEXANDER MARQUARDT MOSCOW, July 3, 2009 In one fell swoop this week in Russia, more than 400,000 casino workers lost their jobs and joined the...
Barack Obama, Central Federal District, Moscow Oblast, Russia, Moscow
