Casinos in Russia - Out of control?

Since the Casino law in Russia changed by the end 2002, there are 28 brand new casinos, and the total number of slots has dramatically increased to 70,000. A lot of Russian Casinos also offer arm-wrestling and cock fighting inside their establishements.

This out of control explosion for Gambling in Russia has many people in the goverment concerned. The minister for development of sports and culture is allowed to issue gambling licenses with no authority in decisions from city governments.

Lawmakers in the country`s parliament have proposed a revised law that would limit to each region inside Moscow up to 4 casinos, plus a max of 8 casinos in the center of the Russian Capital.