New York Times: Casinos and jobs exiled to Russia’s far reaches
Moscow's Corono casino and all others in Russia must relocate to remote regions, after a July 1 ban takes effect.

New York Times: Casinos and jobs exiled to Russia’s far reaches

Jun 29, 2009 at 08:50
Clifford J. Levy writes: One of the largest mass layoffs in recent Russian history is to occur on Wednesday, and the Kremlin itself is decreeing it, economic crisis or not. The government is shutting down every last legal casino and slot-machine parlor across the land, under an antivice plan promoted by Vladimir V. Putin that as recently as a few months ago was widely perceived as far-fetched. But the result will be hundreds of thousands of people thrown out of work.

Exiled to Russia’s Far Reaches: Casinos and Jobs

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