"United Russia" took up arms on mobile and virtual casinos

    According to the United Russia party, the gambling business, despite the actions of the authorities, continues to develop, and this "causes fair public concern." United Russia is worried that a number of "unscrupulous entrepreneurs" have found new ways to spread gambling - the Internet, mobile services - but their actions do not encounter any obstacles, since there has been a delay in the adoption of the federal law "On state regulation of gambling and bet".

    “The majority of consumers of SMS services are teenagers,” the party said in a statement. - In Russia, 5 million students have a mobile phone. Therefore, an increasing number of children will be involved in the field of virtual “one-armed bandits”. ”

    After these words, "United Russia" calls on lawmakers to take measures to curb the activities of various kinds of "virtual casinos", as well as on mobile operators with an appeal to stop providing services related to gambling.

    Habrahabr asked to comment on the initiative of "United Russia" service provider "InKor"operating in the market of additional mobile services (VAS). According to Dmitry Luchkin, marketing director of the company, mobile gambling is only emerging as a niche business in the market for additional services, so now it is balancing, being in search of its audience and growth points. “Still, he is at the beginning of his journey in Russia, so excessive regulation may simply close this niche,” says Dmitry. - Of course, the fears of lawmakers are not groundless, but at present, not a single mobile service in the networks of a mobile operator will be “missed” into trial and commercial operation if it does not comply with its law. Therefore, even in conditions of uncertainty, one cannot talk about the crazy prosperity of mobile gambling in Russia. However, the market needs clear rules - stable and long-term. Maybe,

    Dmitry Lesnoy, author of the Gambling House encyclopedia and chairman of the board of trustees of the Russian League of Intellectual Games, believes that the initiative of United Russia is premature, and the danger of everyone and everyone becoming addicted to games is greatly exaggerated. “Of course, it is necessary to create conditions for business so that unscrupulous entrepreneurs lose rather than win: pay fines and lose their licenses,” Dmitry explains. - And these requirements should equally apply to all the realities of our lives, including new ones - such as the Internet and mobile phones. But we cannot stop progress! If the Internet has appeared in my life, then I don’t refuse the pleasure of painting a “bullet” without leaving my home.

    As for SMS-messages, as far as I understand, calls come not from “virtual casinos”, as “United Russia” called them, but from sellers of various goods and services. I believe that 90 percent is promotions that draw people's attention to certain brands and brands, and the winnings are likely to exceed the amounts collected as a payment for mobile phone services. ”

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