Nizhny Novgorod Legislative Assembly approved enactment on regulating activities involved in gambling organization and arrangement
Deputies of Nizhny Novgorod Legislative Assembly, at its session on Thursday, approved enactment “On measures for implementing the legislation regulating activities involved in gambling organization and arrangement”. It is reported by “NTA-Privolgie” agency correspondent.
The enactment suggests that Federal Tax Service Agency and regional Administration of Internal Affairs should strengthen control over compliance with the federal legislation requirements in the area of gambling organization and arrangement within Nizhny Novgorod region. Besides, Nizhny Novgorod regional government and local authorities of municipalities and city districts ofNizhny Novgorod region are recommended to pass a number of regulations of restricting nature in the area of gambling business organization.
Within Nizhny Novgorod region, at present there are 193 slot halls and 6 casinos, 9.9 thousand slot machines operating.
As of August 1st, tax collections from gambling facilities` operations in the region accounted for 365.8 million rubles, meanwhile the overall amount of collections expected for 2007 is 548 million rubles.
“NTA-Privolgie” materials