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ARTICLE · 28 NOVEMBER 2018

Where To Locate A Bookmaker's Office

On August 6, 2018, the general director and other employees of Rosbet LLC were detained on charges of having committed the crime envisioned by clause "a", part 3, Art. 171.2 of the RF Criminal Code ...

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On August 6, 2018, the general director and other employees of Rosbet LLC were detained on charges of having committed the crime envisioned by clause "a", part 3, Art. 171.2 of the RF Criminal Code (illegal organization and conduct of gambling, committed by an organized criminal group).

Based on the information available in open sources, Rosbet LLC was engaged in illegal activity involving the organization of gambling outside of gambling zones through the use of gaming equipment disguised as Rosbet betting shops.

However, even prior to the opening of the criminal case, Rosbet LLC's bookmaker's license had been revoked on the grounds that Rosbet LLC had violated the respective licensing requirements, inter alia, requirements on the location of betting shops, as established by RF Federal Law No. 244-FZ dated December 29, 2006 "On the state regulation of activity involving the organization and conduct of gambling and the amendment of certain legislative acts of the

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