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Second big casino closed down in Moscow
Message was posted: 10:08 Oct 6th, 2006

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Casino news from http://english.newslab.ru/ "Golden Palace" Casino was closed down in Moscow. Police say this entertainment center belonged to a Georgian mafia boss, the same as with "Crystall" Casino closed in the capital the day before. Ministry for Internal Affairs explains it presses Georgian mafia bosses in such a way. The casino has been sealed, "Ekho Moskvy" Radio reports. The formal reason for closing "Golden Palace" down is numerous violations. For instance, the department of economic safety of MIA reports the owners has no registration certificates of gambling tables and slot-machines. Some other documents were lacking too. Police also paid attention to the fact that the casino had no license for cooking, and that the staff had no health certificates. Officers of the criminal investigation department started the checkup of the casino in the middle of the night on Thursday. Alexander Vorobyov, the head of the press service of DES MIA, said, 'The everyday turnover in the casino was not less than one million dollars. Most of this sum was appropriated by criminal groups.' Although DES officers do not conceal outcomes of their checkups, it can be suggested that has not been the last checkup.