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History of the Russian roulette

Posted by Nicolae on October 8th, 2008 under Russia, Russian roulette
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Legends abound regarding the invention of Russian roulette. Most of these, predictably, take place in Russia, or occur among Russian soldiers.
In one legend, 19th century Russian prisoners were forced to play the game while the prison guards bet on the outcome. In another version, desperate and suicidal officers in the Russian army [...]

My predictions come true: a new Las Vegas in Russia

Posted by Nicolae on January 10th, 2008 under Casinos, Gambling industry, Las Vegas, Predictions, Projects, Russia
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My predictions about the boom of the gambling industry in Russia come true sooner than I expected. Russia’s Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov set up a gambling zone, Azov-City, in the Scherbinovsky district of Krasnodar area and the Azov district of Rostov region. A budget of about 18 billion [...]