Russia Benefits from an Arcane Law
Monday, August 31st, 2009The recent ban on online poker and gambling in major cities in Russia may turn out to be a brighter side for casinos and poker itself than it was originally intended. The government established some draconian laws outlawing gambling throughout the country, but due to a quirk in Russian law that recognizes poker as a sport and not a game of chance or gambling, has had many savvy game room operators buzzing to refashion their places into poker room, that host solely poker, specifically Texas Hold reports recentpoker.com. And if you check out some of the new sites coming out, you’ll find that Cake has jumped on the band wagon, making some Russian geared sites such as RedStar and Luck3 which has installations both in English and Russian. So it just may seem to look bad for gaming, but in reality the jump in poker revenue will most likely sky rocket. As the people of Russia end up using the law to their advantage despite the governmental intent to shut down the gambling “problem” in Moscow. Just goes to show you, that no matter where in the world you are, online poker players passionate about their game will find a way despite regulations or law to play the game they know and love.