Description of the federal law 244
The law on gambling was adopted by members of the State Duma 20 December 2006 of the year, was approved a week later by the Federation Council. The document entered into force 29 December 2006. Since the law was passed, it has undergone many changes.. The latest revision of the gambling legislation falls on 28 Martha 2017 of the year.
This law regulates the legal basis of state control over the activities of institutions, who organize gambling. The law establishes restrictions on the conduct of this activity in order to protect the morality of citizens and the legitimate interests of the population.
ФЗ № 244 does not regulate the activities of organizations, holding lottery draws.
The bill consists of 3 head and 20 articles. The main provisions of this bill:
- General Provisions. They include the subject of regulation, procedure for exercising state control, basic concepts, used in law, gambling business requirements, room requirements, where the gambling business is located;
- Gambling zones. This chapter implies the conditions for the creation and liquidation of gambling zones;
- The third chapter describes the rules for organizing and conducting risky entertainment in bookmakers outside gambling zones.. The opening procedure is indicated, demands, applicable to bookmakers and final provisions of this law.
An important component of the Federal Law "On state regulation of activities for the organization and conduct of gambling and on amendments to some legislative acts of the Russian Federation" is 5 article. This article describes the restrictions for the implementation of gambling:
- organization and conduct of gambling is possible only with strict observance of the norms of this law;
- gambling is allowed in special rooms, corresponding to the legislative norms of the law in question and other normative acts;
- when conducting risky games, it is prohibited to use information and telecommunication networks, Internet and mobile communications;
- gambling establishments should be opened only in special zones;
- it is forbidden to create gambling territories in the zones of settlements;
- by law, gaming institutions (bookmaker organizations) it is prohibited to accept bets by means of electronic money transfer.
Download FZ 244 about gambling business
The law banning gambling business in Russia implies special territories, which are allowed to create a gambling business. Where is the population allowed to gamble?. This Federal Law No. 244 defines territories for building such an institution.
Aspects of land selection are indicated in 11 article of this law:
- Square, where the gambling business is created, should not be owned and used by citizens and legal entities. The exception is land plots, designed for engineering infrastructure facilities and for hosting the Olympic Games;
- At the time of creation, objects may be located on the gambling territory, state-owned.
Based on the provisions 11 of the article there is a definition of land for the construction of a gambling business. IN 10 the article of this law specifies aspects of the management of gambling zones. According to the law, supervisory authorities have the right:
- organize interaction between the gambling business and government authorities;
- give out, reissue and revoke permits for gambling;
- control the conduct of gambling;
- provide authorized persons with reports on the supervision of gaming organizations.
According to Federal Law No. 244, authorized persons have the right to revoke a permit to conduct gambling in the following cases:
- the gambling establishment does not meet all the requirements of the law;
- entity, being the founder and organizer of the gambling business, is at the stage of liquidation;
- the organizer of the gambling business violated the rules for conducting his activities outside the gambling zone;
- the management of the gambling establishment repeatedly provides inaccurate information to authorized persons;
- at the request of the head of the gambling business.
To learn all the nuances of doing business with gambling, you must study the full version of this law. You can download the latest version of the law "On state regulation of activities for the organization and conduct of gambling and on amendments to some legislative acts of the Russian Federation" here.
