{"id":14997,"date":"2026-01-29T08:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=14997"},"modified":"2026-01-28T21:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T02:56:08","slug":"russia-weighs-online-casino-legalization-as-finance-ministry-targets-new-tax-revenue","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/russia-weighs-online-casino-legalization-as-finance-ministry-targets-new-tax-revenue\/","title":{"rendered":"Russia weighs online casino legalization as finance ministry targets new tax revenue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Russia\u2019s Finance Minister <strong>Anton Siluanov<\/strong> has reportedly urged President <strong>Vladimir Putin<\/strong> to lift the country\u2019s long-standing ban on online casinos, arguing that legalization could bring a large shadow market under oversight and deliver a new stream of budget revenue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Online casinos have been illegal in Russia since <strong>2009<\/strong>, with legal gambling largely confined to designated gaming zones, plus regulated online sports betting and lotteries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/mve-ads\/?lang=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14037\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/mundo-video-ads-to-attend-g2e-las-vegas-2025-to-strengthen-partnerships-and-boost-brand-visibility-in-the-gaming-industry3-768x442.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Finance Ministry estimates turnover in the legal betting sector (licensed bookmakers and totalizators) reached about <strong>RUB 1.7 trillion<\/strong> in 2024 (around <strong>$22.2bn<\/strong>). By contrast, the illegal online casino market is pegged at roughly <strong>RUB 3 trillion<\/strong> (about <strong>$39.1bn<\/strong>), with around <strong>100<\/strong> unlicensed platforms still operating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/russias-self-exclusion-law-a-new-front-in-the-global-gambling-regulation-battle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Russia\u2019s Self-Exclusion Law: A New Front in the Global Gambling Regulation Battle<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"674\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/russia-weighs-online-casino-legalization-as-finance-ministry-targets-new-tax-revenue2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-15000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/russia-weighs-online-casino-legalization-as-finance-ministry-targets-new-tax-revenue2.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/russia-weighs-online-casino-legalization-as-finance-ministry-targets-new-tax-revenue2-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/russia-weighs-online-casino-legalization-as-finance-ministry-targets-new-tax-revenue2-768x506.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The proposed model centers on taxation and centralized control. Licensed online casinos would reportedly pay a <strong>monthly tax of at least 30%<\/strong>, calculated on revenue after winnings are paid out. Siluanov\u2019s estimate puts potential annual proceeds at about <strong>RUB 100 billion<\/strong> (roughly <strong>$1.3bn<\/strong>). Oversight would sit with the <strong>Unified Gambling Regulator (ERAI)<\/strong> and a unified bet-tracking system, similar to the framework used for legal bookmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"666\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/russia-weighs-online-casino-legalization-as-finance-ministry-targets-new-tax-revenue3.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14999\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/russia-weighs-online-casino-legalization-as-finance-ministry-targets-new-tax-revenue3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/russia-weighs-online-casino-legalization-as-finance-ministry-targets-new-tax-revenue3-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/01\/russia-weighs-online-casino-legalization-as-finance-ministry-targets-new-tax-revenue3-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Player-facing restrictions would tighten as well. The plan would raise the minimum age for online casino play to <strong>21+<\/strong>, and require operators\u2014working with ERAI\u2014to deploy problem-gambling safeguards. Authorities, including the <strong>Central Bank<\/strong>, would also intensify website blocking and disrupt payment flows linked to unlicensed operators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kommersant\u2019s reporting, as summarized by The Moscow Times, did not indicate whether Putin has responded or endorsed the proposal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Russia online casino legalization, 30% monthly tax, ERAI regulator, illegal market size<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15001,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[3184,1418,3135,1218],"class_list":{"0":"post-14997","1":"europe","2":"type-europe","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sin-categoria","8":"tag-europe","9":"tag-online-casino","10":"tag-russia","11":"tag-tax","12":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.6 - 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