Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a bill that restricts the thriving gambling industry in Russia to four sparsely populated territories.
According to Duma Speaker, Boris Gryzlov, the Plans are to assign no more than four restricted territories where gambling would be totally legal.
Gryzlov said that two areas would be assigned in European Russia, one in Siberia and one in the Far East.
During a Kremlin meeting with heads of Duma factions on Wednesday, Putin expressed the hope for the soonest approval of the amendments to the gambling law and added that this will change the gambling situation completely in the country.
The president also noted that Russian police had focused on a number of entertainment and gambling centers which is another reason to address the problem on a national scale.
"Gambling problems along with alcoholism, causes serious moral and often material damage to the Russians," said Putin.
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