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Finance Ministry Eyes Online Casino Legalization to Boost Revenues – Kommersant

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Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has proposed legalizing online casinos as a way to boost state revenues, the business newspaper Kommersant reported Tuesday, citing two people familiar with a letter the minister sent to President Vladimir Putin.

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Russia could lift a ban on online casinos and impose a 30 percent tax on their revenues in a bid to raise up to 100 billion rubles (about 26 billion crowns) for the state budget, the Russian newspaper Kommersant reported, citing sources. The Russian budget has recently been under pressure due to large-scale spending related to the war in Ukraine.

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Russia could raise a ban on online casinos and could impose a 30% tax on their revenues, in an attempt to bring to the state budget up to 100 billion...

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A letter to the dictator was written by the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, Siluanov.

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The head of the Ministry of Finance, Anton Siluanov, asked Vladimir Putin to lift the ban on online casino work in Russia, reports "Commers...

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Mediazona broke the news in on Tuesday, January 27, 2026.
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