Now then dear readers……..you may remember not so long ago……..You don’t?……Better start writing things down then……..that Ukraine had banned all gambling in the nation.
This was soon followed by Russia……although it had been going through the Russian parliament since 2006…….unlike Ukraine who banned it immediately after 1 fire in a fruit machine hall which killed 9 people…….anyway, it’s all there should you be arsed to use the search facility on my blog!
So…….why have I returned to the subject as gambling is now banned throughout Ukraine and Russia?
Well, the European Poker Tour was scheduled to play in Moscow between 17 – 23 August……..but it can’t now, because all gambling is banned in Russia……so where is it going to be played instead?……..
Yep, you guessed right, it will be moved to Kyiv, Ukraine…….despite the ban on gambling……and will be held on those dates in the Kyiv Sports Palace.
No……I am not pulling your pisser……despite Ukraine banning all gambling the European Poker Tour will be held in Ukraine under the watchful eye of The Ministry for Youth, Family and Sport.
Why can this be?……..Because unlike Russia who classes Poker as gambling…….because it is……..Ukraine classes it as a “sport”…….it is just not gambling…..like pontoon, (blackjack by another name), roulette, craps, bingo and all the other gambling games which are banned.
Are you….. like me…..thinking WTF?
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