Russian Regulator Targets Social Media Pages of Offshore Bookmakers
Key Takeaways
  • The popular Russian social network VKontakte has blocked or deleted more than 250 links and groups pertaining to offshore online gambling at the behest of the Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor.
  • More than 40 bookmakers were affected in the recent clampdown, including Marathon, Fonbet, Leon and PariMatch, the regulator announced this week.

The popular Russian social network VKontakte has blocked or deleted more than 250 links and groups pertaining to offshore online gambling at the behest of the Russian media regulator Roskomnadzor.