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International News Brief: The Russian largest mobile operator MTS has signed a contract with Jupiter Trade content provider to expand the range of mobile casino games, Biznes economic daily reports.

International News Brief: Russian club Dynamo Moscow signed a sponsorship deal with nationwide casino chain Super Slots on Tuesday as they bid to restore the team to former glories.

Casino-Moscow has published a recent marketing report about preferences of visitors of Moscow casinos, based on the poll among 5,000 people.

International News Brief: The great-great- grandson of Russian novelist Fyodor Dostoyevsky is involved in litigation demanding that the writer's picture be removed from lottery tickets.

One analyst is betting that Russia may soon rival Asia as one of the world's fastest-growing gambling markets.

Most Russians love gambling. According to the data of the FBK auditor-consulting company, the country's citizens annually spend 37.5 billion rubles on gambling games and lotteries.

Ritzio Entertainment Group, which runs a gambling chain in Russia, said it raised $45 million to refinance existing debt and buy new slot machines after a sale of notes linked to its credit.

International News Brief: The State Duma has passed a draft law restricting the advertisement of casinos and gambling in the first of three readings in Russia’s lower house of parliament.

International News Brief: Primorye's Duma lawmakers postponed considering the regional administration project that suggested a five-times hike in monthly payments for gambling tables, saying the project needs both consideration and calculation.

International News Brief: Members of a Russian criminal gang which tried to blackmail British bookmakers by disabling their websites have been arrested.

International News Brief: The national soccer team may once again break Russians' hearts by crashing out of Euro 2004 with a loss to Portugal on Wednesday, but until then the country remains in the grip of soccer fever.

International News Brief: Sindica, a holding company, has bought the Moskvichka shopping center, one of Moscow's oldest and most famous retail complexes. Experts say it may be converted into a casino, as the Novy Arbat area is acquiring a reputation as an entertainment district.