Gambling regulation
Gambling in the country:
Licensing
Local License:
CIPS
Top brands in the country
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More about gambling regulation
Only sports betting is regulated (TSUPIS license).
Illegal bookmakers and online casinos on the Internet are fought against by RosComNadzor (RKN), which blocks resources on the territory of the country. Every year the speed of blocking illegal gambling sites only increases (a site can be blocked as early as one day after its launch, in case of successful indexing by search engines).
About blocking and liability
High
Legislation:
Online casinos are generally banned; advertising is regulated, labeling measures and increased fines are discussed
The activity of the authorities:
High (blocking, fines, content removal)
Risk of harassment of non-residents:
Low/Medium
The risk in entering the country:
Medium
Risk of extradition to the country:
Medium
Precedents (against non-residents):
Yes (blocking of accounts and channels, fines)
Comment on the level of risk:
In Russia, advertising of game services is strictly controlled; Roskomnadzor and other authorities block resources and demand content removal. Foreign affiliates should avoid direct targeting of the RU audience; commercial consequences and blocking are likely. The risk of extradition to the country is medium - extradition to Russia is possible from countries with bilateral treaties (some CIS countries, China, India), but unlikely from the US/Canada/part of the EU.
Gambling in the country
In 2024, changes in the laws for sports betting only limit the activities of legal operators. Potential innovations (blocking of bloggers advertising iGaming; ban for alimony debtors and ludomaniacs to participate in gambling) have a good goal to eradicate gambling addiction in the country, but at the same time contribute to the suppression of legal betting and the proliferation of offshore BCs. Let's go in order.
It is known that about 15 million Russians participate in sports betting and spend more than 15 thousand ₽ per month on iGaming. The authorities believe that such figures are the merit of aggressive betting marketing, so they plan to limit betting advertising and allow it only on the resources of sports media, websites of sports-oriented TV channels, sports federations and leagues. In addition, the Ministry of Finance wants to oblige BCs to advertise investment instruments and non-gambling ways of earning money on their platforms.
In 2023, Russians spent an impressive 879 billion ₽ on legal betting, meanwhile in the l quarter of 2024, betting turnover amounted to over 835 billion ₽ (only online transactions were taken into account). Taking these figures into account, the government decided to introduce an annual deduction of 1% from operators' profits to combat ludomania. At the same time, BCs already pay 2% for sports development.
Also likely to be approved is an increase in tax on interactive betting processing centers - from the current 2.5-3 million ₽ to 9.5-10 million ₽ and an increase in income tax from 20% to 50%. And from September 1, 2024, bookmakers will be banned from «quick games» - essentially a disguised online casino where winnings are determined by a number generator.
Thus, additional taxes and a ban on advertising limit the ability of legal BCs to compete with illegal offshore operators. Meanwhile, in Russia only 40 thousand out of 12 million illegal gambling sites have been blocked for 2.5 years. Taking into account, to put it mildly, not the most effective opposition to offshore operators, as well as the significant tightening of rules and the growing financial burden on the legal betting sector, the industry is probably not in for the best of times.
Gambling regulation
Gambling in the country:
Licensing
Local License:
CIPS
About the population of the country
Official Language:
Russian
Believers:
70 %
Second Religion:
Basic information about the country
Name of country:
Russia
Code (2-digit):
RU
Continent:
Europe
Capital:
Moscow
Area of the country:
17,234,287 square kilometers.
Phone Code:
'+7 xxx
Currency (currency code):
Russian ruble (RUB)
Geographical features of the country
Autonomous Region: Hebrew.
Autonomous District (4): Nenetsky, Khanty-Mansiysky - Yugra, Chukotsky, Yamal-Nenetsky.
Federal city (3): Moscow, St. Petersburg, Sevastopol.
Edge (9): Altai, Kamchatka, Krasnodar, Krasnoyarsk, Perm, Primorsky, Stavropol, Khabarovsk, and Zabaikalsky.
People's Republic (2): Donetsk, Luhansk.
Area (48): Amurskaya, Arkhangelskaya, Astrakhanskaya, Belgorodskaya, Bryanskaya, Vladimirskaya, Volgogradskaya, Vologodskaya, Voronezhskaya, Zaporozhskaya, Ivanovskaya, Irkutskaya, Kaliningradskaya, Kalugskaya, Kemerovskaya, Kirovskaya, Kostromskaya, Kurganskaya, Kurskaya, Leningradskaya, Lipetskaya, Magadanskaya, Moskovskaya, Murmansk, Nizhny Novgorod, Novgorod, Novosibirsk, Omsk, Orenburg, Orel, Penza, Pskov, Rostov, Ryazan, Samara, Saratov, Sakhalin, Sverdlovsk, Smolensk, Tambov, Tver, Tomsk, Tula, Tyumen, Ulyanovsk, Kherson, Chelyabinsk, Yaroslavl.
Republic (22): Adygeya, Altai, Bashkortostan, Buryatia, Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria, Kalmykia, Karachay-Cherkessia, Karelia, Komi, Crimea, Mari El, Mordovia, Sakha (Yakutia), Sakha (Yakutia), North Ossetia-Alania, Tatarstan, Tyva, Udmurtia, Khakassia, Chechnya, Chuvashia.
The modern territory of the country was partially or fully occupied by the states: Colchis Kingdom, Bosporan Kingdom, Pontic Kingdom (Pontus), Iberia (Kartli), Hunnu State, Caucasian Albania, Koguryo, Roman Empire, Xianbi State, Sassanid State, Byzantine Empire (Eastern Roman Empire), Hunnic Empire, Sarir, Turkic Khaganate, Alania, Tang Empire, Great Bulgaria, Khazar Khaganate, Umayyad Caliphate, Bohai (Parhe), Uigur Khaganate, Volga Bulgaria, Kimak Khaganate, Abbasid Caliphate, Murom princedom, Old Russian state, Tmutarakan princedom, Chernigov princedom, Genoese Republic, Novgorod-Severe princedom, Smolensk Grand Duchy, Ryazan princedom, Kiev princedom, Novgorod Republic, Gorodets princedom, Vladimir Russia, Pereyaslavl-Zalessk Principality, Pskov Republic, Mongol Empire, Rostov Principality, Uglitz Principality, Yaroslavl Principality, Chagatai Ulus, Golden Horde (Ulus Dzhuchi), Livonian Confederation, Grand Duchy of Lithuania, Belozero Principality, Tver Principality, Dmitrov Principality, Great Yuan, Ottoman Empire, Malmyzha Principality, Great Perm Principality, Suzdal-Nizhegorod Grand Duchy, Ming Empire, Timurid State, Crimean Khanate, Kazakh Khanate, Siberian Khanate, Russian Kingdom, Great Qing Empire, Dzungar Khanate, Russian Empire, Derbent Khanate, Japanese Empire, German Empire, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.
Russia is washed by seas: Bering Sea, Sea of Okhotsk, Barents Sea, Sea of Japan (East Sea), East Siberian Sea, Kara Sea, Laptev Sea, Chukchi Sea, Black Sea, Baltic Sea, White Sea, Pechora Sea, Sea of Azov.
Russia has access to the lakes: Caspian Sea, Baikal, Ladoga, Onega, Taimyr, Khanka, Chudsko-Pskovskoye, Ubsu-Nur (Uvs-Nuur), Chany, Beloe (Beloozero), Ilmen, Topozero, Khantayskoye, Segozero, Imandra, Pyasino, Kulundinskoye, Pyaozero, Vygozero, Nerpichye and others.
There are rivers running through the area: Lena, Irtysh, Ob, Volga, Yenisei, Nizhnyaya Tunguska, Amur, Viluy, Ishim, Ural, Olenyok, Dnieper, Aldan, Kolyma, Vitim, Don, Podkamennaya Tunguska, Pechora, Kama, Chulym and others.
There are straits in the waters of the country: Tatarsky, Sannikov, Long, Vilkitsky, Dmitry Laptev, Shokalsky, Red Army, Matochkin Shar, Bering, Laperuza, Kerch, Yugorsky Shar, Karskiye Vorota.
Russia owns the islands: Sakhalin, Severny, Yuzhny, Kotelny, October Revolution, Bolshevik, Komsomolets, Wrangel, New Siberia, Bolshoi Lyakhovsky, Kolguev, Vaigach, Iturup, George Land, Karaginsky, Vilchek Land, Paramushir, Ayon, Bely, Bolshoi Shantar and others.
Mountains within the country: Elbrus, Dykhtau, Shkhara, Koshtantau, Dzhangitau, Kazbek, Pushkin Peak, Mizhirgi West, Katyntau, Gestola, Shota Rustaveli Peak, Kliuchevskaya Sopka, Jimara, Belukha, Tebulosmta, Bazardyuzu, Shan, Adai-Khokh, Diklosmta, Shalbuzdag and others.
Volcanoes are present in the area: Elbrus, Kliuchevskaya Sopka, Ichinskaya Sopka, Kronotskaya Sopka, Koryak Sopka, Shiveluch, Zhupanovsky, Bezymyannyi, Avachinskaya Sopka, Kizimen, Alaid, Mutnovsky, Bakening, Vysokiy, Komarova, Krasheninnikova, Gorely, Tyatya, Maly Semyachik, Karymsky and others.
There are deserts on the territory of the country: Arctic, Ryn-sands.
Famous caves in the country: Bolshaya Oreshnaya, Botovskaya, Kristalnaya, Red Caves (Kyzyl-Koba), Vorontsovskaya, Krestik-Tourist, Pandora's Box, Sumgan-Kutuk, Divya, Kizelovskaya-Viasherskaya, Badezhskaya, Nazarovskaya, Partizanskaya, Kungurskaya Ice Cave, Altayskaya, Absolutnaya, Mayskaya, Anglo-Russkaya, Kaskadnaya.
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