*IN JULY 2009 THE CASINO INDUSTRY IN RUSSIA WAS ESSENTIALLY SHUT DOWN BY A NEW GAMBLING LAW. MORE SPECIFICALLY, CASINOS WERE BANISHED TO FOUR DESIGNATED AREAS FAR FROM MAJOR CITIES SUCH AS MOSCOW. SIBERIA ANYONE? NEEDLESS TO SAY, THOUSANDS WERE PUT OUT OF WORK.*
In the past decade, the gambling industry in Russia has really taken off. Casinos cater to everyone from the international high rollers to those wishing to may very minimal bets on slot machines.
In Moscow alone, residents and tourists can find over 50 casinos, which feature over 2000 private game rooms and tables, as well as over 70,000 slot machines. Thanks to gambling laws set in place in 2002, gambling in this city (and in the rest of the country) is also safer, and tourists can be rest assured that the gambling is fair. New gambling laws also made many more licenses available to business owners and investors wishing to open a casino. Prior to 2002, there were only 30 casinos and less than 20,000 slot machines in the entire country.
However, there are those who are also critical of Russia's gaming industry laws, as the number of casino licenses is highly unrestricted. With licensees costing just $50 and a typical single slot machine bringing in over $700 per month, everyone began purchasing licenses, so today, you can find machines in grocery stores, apartment buildings, train stations, and many other public places. Police have linked gambling profits to support of organized crime, and lawmakers are now working at pulling in the reigns on casinos and slot machine owners everywhere.
The bottom line is, though, that tourists and residents will always have many casino options in Russia. No matter what your idea of fun, from fancy to casual, Russia has a casino that is right for you.
Atlanis Slot Hall
9th of January Street, 221a
Izhevsk, Udmurtiya 426050
Russia
7-341-244-7672
Casino 420
Ulitsa Yershova, 57
Kazan, Tatarstan 420061
Russia
7-843-275-2523
Casino A-Club
Novy Arbat 19
Moscow, Moskva 121099
Russia
7-495-203-6936
Casino Admiral
Izmaylovskoye Shosse, 71 A
Hotel Alfa
Moscow, Moskva 105679
Russia
7-495-231-4305
Casino Aladdin
Prospect Ispytateley, 7
St. Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg 197341
Russia
7-812-332-4256
Casino Ambassador
Prospect Ispytateley, 7
St. Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg 197341
Russia
7-495-232-5694
Casino ARS
Pyadesyat Let Octyabra Avenue
Pervaya Dachnaya Ulitsa
Saratov, Saratov 410009
Russia
7-845-264-3351
Casino Baccara
Vavilova, 69
Moscow, Moskva 117997
Russia
7-495-737-3344
Casino Captain Morgan
Bolshoy Prospect, 30
St. Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg 197198
Russia
7-821-230-7151
Casino Cosmos - Cosmos Hotel
150 Prospect Mira
Moscow, Moskva 129366
Russia
7-495-234-1155
Casino de Paris
15 Kosygina Street
Moscow 119334
Russia
7-495-939-877
Casino Faraon
Leninskiy Prospect, 88
Moscow, Moskva 117313
Russia
7-495-131-7033
Casino Flamingo
Ulitsa Mira, 3
Hotel Nadezhda
Posyolok Kobardinka
Gelendjik, Krasnodar 353468
Russia
7-861-419-0587
Casino Golden Garden
Vladimirskiy Prospect, 9
St. Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg 191025
Russia
7-812-572-2244
Casino Golden Palace
15 3rd Ulitsa Yamskogo Polya
Moscow, Moskva 125040
Russia
Casino Grand
Maxim Gorkiy Street, 71
Izhevsk, Udmurtiya 426057
Russia
7-341-260-9038
Casino Imperia
Ulitsa Pravdy, 1
Stroenie 1
Moscow, Moskva 125040
Russia
7-495-777-7071
Casino Katarinenburg
Business Club Globus
Ulitsa Dzerzhinskogo, 2
Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk 620000
Russia
7-343-355-4414
Casino Las Vegas
Ulitsa Beregovaya, 10
Rostov-na-Donu, Rostov 344000
Russia
7-863-262-3348
Casino Lux
Prospect Slavy, 21
St. Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg 192239
Russia
7-812-230-7230
Casino MDC
Ulitsa Revolyutsyonnaya, 62
Tolyatti, Samara 445028
Russia
7-848-234-9978
Casino Metropol - Metropol Hotel
Teatralny Proyezd, 1/4
Moscow, Moskva 109012
Russia
7-499-624-5589
Casino Mirage
Novy Arbat 21
Building 1
Moscow, Moskva 121019
Russia
Casino Molodaya Gvardia
Dmitrovskoye Shosse, 27
Korpus. 1
Moscow, Moskva 127550
Russia
7-495-780-3601
Casino Papanin
Moscovskiy Prospect, 111
St. Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg 196084
Russia
7-812-369-3050
Casino Salyut
Leninskiy Prospect, 158
Moscow, Moskva 119571
Russia
7-495-232-9809
Casino Sofia
Sirenevy Boulevard, 31
Moscow, Moskva 105425
Russia
7-495-163-7414
Casino Tourist
Hotel Tourist
Ulitsa Sinelnikova, 9
Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk 680013
Russia
7-421-264-9166
Casino Universal
Prospect Mira, 43
Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad 236000
Russia
7-401-221-6931
Casino Versailles
Ulitsa Svetlanskaya, 10
Hotel Versailles
Vladivostok, Primorie 690091
Russia
7-865-241-1724
Casino Zolotoy Lev
Leninskiy Prospect, 40
Tolyatti, Samara 445026
Russia
7-848-237-0609
Casino-Club Premier
Nevskiy Prospect, 47
St. Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg 191025
Russia
7-812-703-5370
Club Chehonte
Petrovskaya Ulitsa, 31
Taganrog, Rostov 344010
Russia
7-863-438-3554
Club Europa
Bolshoy Putinkovskiy Pereulok, 5
Moscow, Moskva 127006
Russia
7-954-975-5484
Club Manhattan
Yasnogorskaya Ulitsa, 2
Moscow, Moskva 117588
Russia
7-485-426-7633
ContiGroup
3 Zelenogorskaya St
Saint-Petersburg 194156
Russia
7-812-554-4944
ContiGroup casinos:
- Astoria
- Conti
- Ibiza
- Neva-Da!
- Lazurnaya
- New Generation
- Olympia
Crystal Casino
38 Marksistskaya Ulitsa
Stroyeniye 1
Moscow, Moskva 109147
Russia
7-495-363-4040
Jazztown Entertainment Complex
Taganskaya Square, 12/4
Moscow, Moskva 109004
Russia
7-495-912-5726
Joker-Bar
Ulitsa Shyerbakova, 9
Murmansk, Murmansk 183038
Russia
7-815-252-0559
Korona
Novy Arbat, 15
Stroyeniye 1
Moscow, Moskva 119019
Russia
7-495-202-6987
Metelitsa Entertainment Complex
21 Novy Arbat
Moscow, Moskva 119019
Russia
7-495-291-1130
Olshtyn
Ulitsa Olshtynskaya, 1
Kaliningrad 236039
Russia
7-401-26-4635
Super Slots
115191, Gamsonovskiy pereulok
2 building 1
Moscow
Russia
Super Slots casinos:
- Electron
- Otradnoe
- Novoslobodskaya
- New Arbat
- Barrikadnaya
- Atrium
- Myasnitskaya
- Tverskaya
- Zvyozdniy
- Taganskaya
- Akademicheskaya
- Novokuznetskaya
- Profsouznaya
- Mariino
- Havana
- Udarnik
- Carnival
- New York
- Shangri La
- Moskovskiy
- Kirova
- Pokrovka
- Russia Cinema
Taleon Club and Casino
59 Moika River Embankment
St. Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg 191186
Russia
7-812-324-9911
Vegas Casino - Zanevsky
Zanevsky Avenue, 38
Saint Petersburg, Sankt-Peterburg 191011
Russia
7-812-449-2347
Viking Club
34 Prof. Baranova St.
Kaliningrad 236000
Russia
7-401-266-8268
Viking Club casinos:
- Akropol
- Baltiysk
- Gorkogo
- Ivannikova
- Kaliningrad
- Mira
- Svetly
- Selenogradsk
VIP National Club
Ulitsa Mohovaya, 15/1
Moscow, Moskva 125009
Russia
7-495-797-6000
Viva! Casino Omsk
3/12 Saint Gagrin/K.Libkneht
Building 1, Letter A
Omsk 644043
Russia
7-381-224-8313
Zolotoy Teletz Club
Ulitsa Baumana, 42
Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk 620000
Russia
7-343-333-1771
So, like we said above, a new law has shut down casinos in Russia - or at least forced them to undesirable regions of the country. Read more in this New York Times article.
