{"id":14776,"date":"2021-02-16T15:37:00","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T15:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=14776"},"modified":"2026-04-23T21:46:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T00:46:10","slug":"bwin-closes-its-russian-online-betting-site","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/bwin-closes-its-russian-online-betting-site","title":{"rendered":"Bwin closes its Russian online betting site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The operator has permanently closed its online betting operation in Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Russia.- <strong>Bwin<\/strong> has permanently <strong>closed its online betting site in Russia <\/strong>due to <strong>&#8220;rapidly changing realities and new legislative initiatives.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The site <strong>stopped access to the site at the weekend,<\/strong> but a message said that the site was unavailable due to maintenance work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, <strong>on Monday, Bwin confirmed that the site had been permanently closed <\/strong>due to changes in legislation in Russia. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding players who still have funds in their accounts, the company said it had reached an <strong>agreement with Parimatch to transfer funds <\/strong>to its platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Players who choose to bet through Parimatch will &#8220;be able to receive a unique bonus offer,&#8221; Bwin said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The decision comes after <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/russias-central-bank-wages-war-on-online-gambling-payments\" target=\"_blank\">the Russian central bank<\/a><\/em><\/strong> <strong>issued new regulations <\/strong>that have made it more <strong>difficult for online casinos to take payments and make payouts.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The operator has permanently closed its online betting operation in Russia.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14782,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Bwin has permanently ceased its online betting operations in Russia, citing rapidly evolving legislative initiatives and new central bank regulations that have significantly complicated payment processing. 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