Russian investigators pursue alleged illegal gambling operations in St Petersburg and Samara
Russian authorities said they had shut down an alleged illegal casino in a St Petersburg apartment and opened a criminal investigation into a 34-year-old resident suspected of organising it. Officials said they seized slot machines and cash; in a separate Samara-region raid, police arrested 12 people and charged four residents with illegal gambling offences.
The investigations and seizures show enforcement action against alleged unlicensed gambling venues in two Russian regions.