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Belarusian government late last week before the decree on the establishment of Minsk special gambling and entertainment center, for which isolated area near the Minsk airport. Players, who will arrive by trip or by private aircraft, allow visa-free entry to the territory for 72 hours.

In addition, there will be a special legal regime that would, inter alia, the provision of tax benefits, the implementation of free trade, as well as payments in foreign currency.

To do this, is preparing a decree of President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, On some measures for improving the implementation of activities in the field of gaming.

Chief Auditor-Controller Department of Sport and Tourism of Belarus Vasiliy Korzun reported that the Belarusian authorities issued the first license to operate in Minsk Moscow casino Shangri-La. Under the agreement between the parties, the head of the new casino, or his deputy must be a citizen of Belarus.

We are not going to stay in their gambling, as did neighbors, we are interested in creating a major casino, - said the official. According to him, currently the share of foreign capital in gambling Belarus is about 10%.

Recall, from 24 June in Ukraine introduced a complete ban gambling - casinos, slot machines, betting offices and virtual casinos.Gambling is scheduled to reopen in special areas, the establishment of which the government must propose by the end of September. Since July, work is prohibited gambling establishments in Russia, except for specially designated areas.

Press secretary of Russian holding Storm International (owner of the casino Shangri-La) Lavrenti Gubin confirmed that the company is beginning work on the Belarusian market and is going to invest in the new casino about $ 10 million

Belarus has attracted us for many reasons: first, loyalty to the authorities - Alexander Lukashenko has ordered to develop the best in the world of the law on gambling, in which the ban on gambling is not considered as a method of management - said Mr Gubin .- Next, essential closeness to Moscow, where the casino was a lot of our regular visitors, which I'm sure, will come to Minsk.

Georgia, Belarus and Moldova are attractive for the development of the gambling business. Now, many operators are considering the Ukrainian market in these countries, - said vice-president of the Ukrainian Association of Gambling Greg Tripulsky.

In the near abroad to places where there is clearly the law: for example, in Georgia license fee, several million lari (GEL 1 - about $ 0,6 .- Ed.) a year - and to work calmly, - Russian President Agrees The first game management company Leonid followers.

But how long the law in these countries will be loyal to the gambling, it is not known. According to Gregory Tripulskogo, in Belarus there are bills to its limits. The transfer of business in Belarus is very interesting, we are negotiating the opening of the halls in the country. After the prohibition of gambling business in Ukraine, the company faces bankruptcy, - said the president Ekstreli-Ukraine Igor Kulik.

Maxim Konovalov, Revaz Rezo, Alena Golubeva

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