Russia adds more names to online gambling payment blacklist
Russia's Federal Tax Service adds 16 names to online gambling payment processing blacklist, while considering new punishments for Google and VPN providers.
Russia to punish VPN ops that refuse to block forbidden sites
Russia's telecom watchdog has given nine virtual private network operators 30 days in which to block access to forbidden sites or face the consequences.
Russia to ban instant-win online lotteries as great firewall okayed
Russian Duma approves 'great firewall' legislation while Ministry of Finance wants to ban online instant-win lotteries as they're too close to casino games.
Fonbet tops Russia online bookmaker traffic chart in 2018
Fonbet's website scored highest among Russian-licensed online sports betting operators in online traffic in 2018, narrowly edging out rival 1xBet.
Russia blocked over 130k online gambling domains in 2018
Russia's telecom watchdog blocks over 130k online gambling domains in 2018, more than twice 2017's total; Azino777 first to make online payment blacklist.
Google caves to Russia’s online gambling blacklist demands
Russian media reports that Google has begun scrubbing its Russian search results of blacklisted domains, including int'l online gambling sites.
Russia testing new ‘deep packet inspection’ online filtering system
Russia's Roskomnadzor telecom watchdog reportedly spending up to RUB20b (US$295m) to impose new deep-packet inspection system to filter unwanted content.
Russia fines Google for allowing prohibited sites in search results
Russia's telecom watchdog fines Google RUB500k for failing to keep prohibited resources -- including gambling domains -- from appearing in search results.
Russia’s telecom watchdog opens case against Google
Russia's telecom watchdog opens administrative case against Google for failing to purge forbidden domains, including gambling sites, from search results.
Russians more irked by online gambling than drug trafficking
Russia's digital watchdog reports receiving three times as many complaints about online gambling than drug trafficking in Q3.
