The gambling business reform in Russia was the subject of discussion.
According to the Federal Law On State Regulation of the Organisation and Conduct of Gambling, signed by the President of Russia on December 30, 2006, as of July 1, 2009 casinos and slot machines will be confined to four specific zones established in the Kaliningrad Region, the Altai and Primorye Territories, as well as on the border between the Rostov Region and Krasnodar Territory. No gambling business will be conducted in other areas of the Russian Federation.