Russia turns Sochi Olympic site, Crimea into casino zones
Source: AFP
Moscow (AFP) - Russia has designated Sochi's Olympic site and the annexed Crimean peninsula as gambling areas on Wednesday, in a bid to boost investment and tourism.
Under the law signed by President Vladimir Putin casinos will be legal in some areas of the former Olympic park in Sochi, where Russia hosted the Winter Games in February.
Additionally, the law gives regional authorities in Crimea the right to designate their own casino zones on the peninsula, which Moscow annexed in March after a separatist uprising against Ukraine.
The Sochi Games, though widely recognised as a success, cost Russia some $50 billion (37 billion euros).
Read more: https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/24534142/russia-turns-sochi-olympic-site-crimea-into-casino-zones/
Putin takes over Crimea just to turn it into playground of sleaze for Russian mafia.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)It's what the Tea Partiers want the US to become.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)With a sign that says "Danger: Don't feed Putin or the bears"
amandabeech
(9,893 posts)since he's getting out of Atlantic City.
However, it would be difficult to come up with a room large enough to accommodate the egos of both "the Donald" and "the KGB Guy" during the negotiations. Maybe they could pay to put a dome over Michigan Stadium for the purpose. It seats 110,000 or so, and U-M could use the money.
Maybe Donald could teach Vlad the art of the comb-over after the deal is done.
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)We've got the biggest balls of them all
amandabeech
(9,893 posts)but which one of these two idiots would be willing to settle for Veep?
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)It might require a bear wrestling contest to see which one gets the top job.
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)amandabeech
(9,893 posts)I really needed that!
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)I think Geek Tragedy and I might be going for a shared Duzy award for the week.
amandabeech
(9,893 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)His hair piece can jump off his head and start biting the bear.
amandabeech
(9,893 posts)I'm going to run out of Windex because I keep spewing laugh droplets onto my laptop screen!
geek tragedy
(68,868 posts)davidpdx
(22,000 posts)5 out of 5 rolly laughs
davidpdx
(22,000 posts)The hair is humping the bear and the bear is mauling Trump, Trump is screaming "it's a conspiracy, Obama's birth certificate isn't real!" Orly Taitz walks up and says, "I've seen some really abnormal things, but that one takes the cake".
rpannier
(24,329 posts)Neither will take 2nd place on the ticket
Though on the bright spot, if they did run together they'd likely kill each other out of fear the other was plotting against them
Cha
(297,137 posts)killbotfactory
(13,566 posts)This is just a bonus.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)Russia might be inviting organized crime if they're not careful!