Putin introduces bill on Crimea gambling zone to lower house
Russia
April 21, 2014, 11:12
MOSCOW, April 21. /ITAR-TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin has submitted to the State Duma a bill on setting up a fifth gambling zone in Russia - in the Republic of Crimea.
The borders of the gambling zone would be determined by the Crimean executive authorities, the bill said. Earlier, the acting head of Crimea, Sergey Aksyonov, said the issue of gambling zones operation in the republic would be settled before May 1. “There won’t be casinos or gambling zones across the Crimea. Everything will be concentrated in once place,” he said.