Russia: Medvedev wants to tighten criminal responsibility for gambling
14 Mar 2011
Dmitry Medvedev wants to tough measures in place to tackle illegal gambling and criminal activities related to casinos that are "counter to public and social interest", the report said.
The introduction of a tougher law would "tighten criminal responsibility", the current legislation is not strong enough to achieve this and needs amending, the Itar-Tass report added.