The law to ban gambling. Working?

A year ago, Russia began to operate a law that prohibits gambling establishments to operate everywhere, except in four zones. I strolled in the evening in Moscow, and looked like the law is observed in the capital.

The most important change - the colorful neon signs have disappeared, and now slot machines is not as easy to find. I ask a colleague to open the door ... and suspicious there. slot machines! Although there is now one-armed bandits called "Lottery Machines". In fact, they are no different from the old, even the bill validators were ...

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As it turned out, the vast majority of gaming halls continued to work in a familiar format, simply re-register as instant lottery halls. It turns out in the Russian legislation simply does not stipulate what lottery equipment should be different from the gambling equipment. And the "one-armed bandit" is now legally considered a machine for drawing instant lotteries. As a result, if before July 1, 2009, in Moscow, there were about 500 gambling establishments, but today there are more than 350 legal lottery and computer clubs.



Secret password from gaming clubs - sign "open." In case of verification, it changes to a sign "Repair."



Who would have thought, the usual inconspicuous door, and it leads to the basement with slot machines.



There is a network of clubs, which is not shy and works almost openly ...



Rusloto, former club volcano say they work under the auspices of the Moscow government.



It is the owner of one of the clubs around the Kiev station, he was very annoyed that his request "quickly remove all pictures, nah * First, I'll break your camera!" I replied with a polite refusal.



Seeing the camera, the guards quickly closed the door, but through them all, too bad you can see ...



Some of the guards come out and try to remove the ban) Ha ha



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Casino on Novy Arbat ...



Nothing has changed ...



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Come and win!



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We went to the guard of one of the clubs
- Tell me, you slot machines?
- No, the lottery ...
- And what is the difference?
- Yes, nothing, changed its name and all
- A year of gambling are banned, you were checking?
- Never, we may one day not closed, only the sign was removed, which checks it all Luzhkov belongs!



Loses all the money Uzbek, it later emerged that he had not even lost their own, and have had to take and now does not know what to do ...



And that's a very interesting piece of news, which explains the peaceful existence of lottery clubs in Moscow: "Moscow City Government adopted the proposal of JSC" Russian lotto "and OOO" RusLoto "of financing in 2009-2010. additional costs related to the sporting events included in the list of important sporting events in the city of Moscow, as well as other sporting events with the participation of disabled people, through earmarked contributions received from lotteries sold JSC "Russian lotto" and OOO "RusLoto" through individual distributors , lottery kiosks, retailers, lottery centers and clubs in the city of Moscow. The corresponding decree was signed by Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov. »

For a couple of hours, I counted about 30 clubs with slot machines, they worked quietly at the old place, I wonder who they now pay taxes?



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