As TASS reports, from 14/02/2022, for making a transfer to an
illegal gambling business individuals are required to pay a fine of 100,000 to 500,000 rubles, and legal entities – from 25 to 40% of the transferred amount, while the collection must be at least 5 million rubles.
The Russian Federation is establishing administrative penalties for violating the regulation that states that payment agents must not accept funds, and that banks are obligated to refuse transfers of funds from illegal casinos and lotteries.
The tax service currently maintains a list of illegal gambling operators banned from service, and the list is constantly expanding. It includes casinos and bookmakers not officially registered in the Russian Federation. Tax authorities don't even need to go to court to block payment sites that violate the law.
Now players from Russia are simply required to play only in licensed online casinos and bookmakers.
As a reminder, as of July 1, 2009, gambling in the Russian Federation outside of specially designated gambling zones (in the Republic of Crimea, Altai, Krasnodar, Primorsky Krai, and Kaliningrad Oblast) is permitted only in bookmakers and betting shops. All other gambling establishments may only be opened in designated gambling zones (Federal Law No. 244-FZ of December 29, 2006).
