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_2018-10-29
After months of uncertainty and campaigning against its closure, Russian authorities have announced an expeditious end to the country's first gambling zone amid planned expansion of another zone situated in the same part of the country.

_2016-12-26
Russia’s second TSUPIS has become fully operational, according to a payment service provider headquartered in Cyprus. Established by the Russian gov

_2016-12-01
Sochi’s first casino is scheduled for a soft launch on New Year’s Eve, five days before its grand opening, local media reports. "Many people are n

_2016-11-07
Local authorities have issued the first casino operating license in Sochi's Krasnaya Polyana (Red Meadow) gambling zone, reports state-owned TASS news

_2016-10-12
Summit Ascent Holdings has denied any plans to invest in the gambling zones located in Crimea and Sochi, contrary to media reports. In a statement rel

_2016-09-05
The first casino in Sochi is expected to be open in the next two years, said a spokesperson for the Sochi-based Gorky Gorod resort, Elena Zakharova, a

_2016-05-02
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a bill extending the lifespan of the Azov-City gaming zone in Krasnodar Territory until 1 January 2019, st

_2015-11-24
Future investors in the Primorye gambling zone in Russia’s Far East will need to make a special contribution worth about 1.5 billion roubles ($23 mi

_2015-09-23
Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak announced that the Sochi gambling zone will open by next summer, state-owned Russian news agency TASS repor

_2015-02-04
The Russian government plans to shut three casinos in Azov City this year in a bid to strengthen the country’s other gaming zones. The government

_2015-01-01
Sochi mayor Anatoliy Pakhomov has said that the Sochi gambling zone will open its doors in May 2015. He also expressed confidence that an open sky r

_2014-09-08
About a million slot machines have been seized at underground casinos in Russia over the past five years, the Prosecutor General’s Office said, acco