OREANDA-NEWS. April 11, 2008. Russia`s gaming zones may be combined with tourism and recreation ones. The idea of the combination was offered by President of RMFA Alexander Shokhin at the round table session in the RF Social Council.

According to him, the four gaming zones where all gambling facilities must have been relocated to by July 1st, 2009, lack infrastructure and conditions now. And it will take at least 5 years to really relocate gaming business there. Thus, as of July 1st, 2009, legal gaming business may become paralyzed.

“The RMFA Commmittee`s viewpoint, proposing to combine gaming zones with tourism and recreation ones, is reasonable,” remarked Alexander Shokhin.

However, Valeriy Draganov, a deputy of the State Duma and a developer of the federal law on gaming zones, emphasized that the development of the gaming zones should proceed.