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As most Russians know, President Vladimir Putin is no
fan of slot machines—and now it seems his feelings have turned into actions
as Putin has finally signed the bill he was pushing for that will eliminate
the majority of slot machines parlors in and around Moscow within the next
two years.
Many have been anticipating Putin’s anti-slot machines bill that will make
gambling a destination activity rather than an every day activity citizens
can do without traveling very far from home. The slot machines are being
moved to four locations: Kaliningrad, Siberia, Krasnodar, and Primorsky.
These locations are remote, and Putin theorizes that by removing the slot
machines from right under their noses, the citizens will have less gambling
addictions.
For most though this is no shocking surprise. Putin has never hidden his
agenda against slot machines—and both the houses of parliament agreed with
Putin’s theory, passing the bill through both with little issue. Then it was
merely a matter of Putin’s signature, and the bill has now passed, and
gambling as it was known in Russia has now changed for the better.
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