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Putin tells Russian casinos to cash in their chips
MOSCOW (AP) Nearly two decades after the Soviet collapse set Russia's roulette wheels spinning again, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is calling in the chips on the gambling industry a symbol of the glitz and excess of Russia's oil-fueled boom.
It's all part of a Kremlin crusade to clean up a country that has long had a fascination with games of chance and to rein in an industry seen as a breeding ground for corruption and organized crime.
By CATRINA STEWART
MOSCOW (AP) Nearly two decades after the Soviet collapse set Russia's roulette wheels spinning again, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is calling in the chips on the gambling industry a symbol of the glitz and excess of Russia's oil-fueled boom.
It's all part of a Kremlin crusade to clean up a country that has long had a fascination with games of chance and to rein in an industry seen as a breeding ground for corruption and organized crime.
By CATRINA STEWART
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