Russia Trying Courts To Get Gambling ISP Ban

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Prosecutors in the city of Habarovsk have appealed to local courts, requesting a court order that will require local Internet Service Providers to ban access to online casinos that are operating within the country.

According to a report in the Vostok report, prosecutors in the city of 577,700 are looking to block access to several un-named gambling websites which are currently advertising in the area, despite the fact that online gambling is currently prohibited.