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 growing number of unemployed as the country's economic crisis deepened. A men guards a casino in Moscow July 1, 2009. The door plates read: "Casino is closed. The... At midnight Wednesday, the neon lights of casinos and gambling halls across Russia were turned off and taken down, the roulette wheels stopped spinning and the din of coins spilling into the slot machine wells ceased. The July 1 closure of all Russia's gambling facilities is the result of Current president Dmitry Medvedev upheld the law, resulting in the shutting down of 30 major casinos and 500 gambling halls in Moscow alone Wednesday. Police... [read full story]
