A Russian legislator was killed in an accident while on his way home from the opening of the new Oracle Casino this weekend, highlighting the lack of preparedness for the Russian gambling plan.
Nikolai Kotlyarov, the speaker of the Krasnodar city council, was killed along with his driver after their vehicle struck a car parked near the road late Saturday night.
The tragedy illustrates the difficulty inherent in the Russian plan, which only now permits gambling to those who travel over desolate paths to the casino zones.
