Russian President Vladimir Putin has formally signed legislation calling for the country’s online sports betting industry to be significantly overhauled. Putin signed a series of laws on Wednesday introducing tighter … Read more
William Hill’s ‘Sports Book of the Year’ (#SBOTY2020) award was won by The Rodchenkov Affair’, a riveting account of Russia’s state-backed doping programme by whistleblower Dr Grigory Rodchenkov. The judging … Read more
By signing a platform and lottery agreement with Sports Lotteries LLC, the Russian National Lottery operator, Aspire Global has extended to the Russian market. Aspire Global’s BtoBet will provide its … Read more
Russian sports betting operator BingoBoom has rebranded as BetBoom to better reflect what the firm is doing. BingoBoom chief marketing officer Pyotr Kipa revealed on Friday that the company would … Read more
The Far Eastern Province of Primorsky Krai, in Russia has officially announced that the first phase of the new Shambala Casino is expected to open later on ‘this summer’ after more … Read more
Continuing changes in Russia have seen the State Duma approve the second and third readings of Bill 647044-7, greatly altering current sports betting laws in Russia. Initially sent to the … Read more
Fonbet, the Russian sports betting operator has been named as a member of the national economy’s ‘backbone,’ sparking cautious suspicion among its local rivals. Last week, Russian news agency Interfax … Read more
As the number of COVID-19 cases in Moscow continues to increase, the whole country remains on lockdown and many resort operators have announced that they will stay closed until further … Read more
Online sports betting company 1xBet is losing popularity in Russia because of attempts to crack down on illegal websites for file sharing. In the second half of 2019, Mediascope data … Read more
Olympus / BetOlimp is challenging the attempts of the local patent office to strip its trademark protection from the betting operator. Russian media outlet Rapsi announced on Tuesday that Bookmakers … Read more