Can war make a country legalize gambling

[Numeral]

In my opinion, nothing good will come of this idea, although it is clear that the reason is a lack of budget, a significant part of which goes to expenses related to military operations. Often, what is voiced in the public sphere can potentially become reality. Sometimes something like this is thrown into the media to gauge public reaction. And if everything is fine, then they may implement the idea. In general, if we consider this idea from a rational point of view, it may be good for the state at the moment, but it is unlikely to benefit the population, which is already not living particularly well. In general, Russia already has a market for legal bookmakers, which is quite large and has many customers. In addition, Siluanov's estimates of budget replenishment may turn out to be inaccurate. After all, many users will continue to play in unofficial casinos because, for example, it will be more profitable for them personally to do so.

[Cantsay]

What do you think, will Putin allow the legalization of gambling just to sustain the economy, and sustain the war against Ukraine

This sounds like something that’s done out of desperation, and when something is done because of desperation it will most likely not yield the desired result or probably fail in the long run.

But if the whole thing is to sustain the economy because of the effect of war, then I think it will be possible but the gambling industry should be aware that once the economy gets back to normal, the government will most likely turn it into a money milking machine.

[shawonngp]

Governments in many developed countries are generating significant revenue from gambling. I have heard the name of a country where gambling profit is 30% of the total economy of that country, which means gambling revenues can play a vital role in the economy of a country, so the governments of many countries have legalized gambling. I don't know the fact that Russia has taken the initiative to legalize gambling because of the war between Russia and Ukraine. Russia has suffered significant economic losses, so the government may have turned to an alternative source of income. Still, if Russia legalizes gambling, the government will be able to earn billions of dollars. This is a significant economic support for them at the moment.

[DiMarxist]

There are policies that are there that doesn't work in reality and one of them is the ban on online gambling. Online gambling still takes place in gambling so the best option instead of missing out on the revenues which supposed to acrew to the government via tax the best thing to do is to make it legal and collect the tax. I don't think that this really has any connection to on going war  with Ukraine . The Russian authorities has come to the realization of the ban that is why they are trying to make an amend with this policy that, they are trying to implement.

[acroman08]

What do you think, will Putin allow the legalization of gambling just to sustain the economy, and sustain the war against Ukraine

We'll just have to wait and see. Also, there have been times when governments have legalised what was illegal to get the necessary funds they needed, so I wouldn't really be surprised if Russia legalise gambling to get the funds they needed to keep the war going.

[RaltcoinsB]

I don't know the situation in Russia exactly, but there are a lot of Russian friends here. I'm sure they can give a better opinion. I just think that legalizing gambling might be better for countries. As you said, it would be a move that could increase tax revenue. You could make an underdeveloped city a gambling zone and allow gambling there, or you could allow online gambling under state control. Because those who want to gamble will certainly find a way to do so, even if it's illegal. So why shouldn't it be legal? Especially if it will bring financial income to the state treasury.

[Synchronice]

I don't think that war can make a country legalize gambling because gambling is prohibited for many reasons in various countries and one of the thing is religion. There is a war for decades in countries like Palestine, Syria, Iraq, Iran but it didn't motivate these countries to allow gambling because they are Muslim countries and gambling is prohibited by this religion.
Gambling is legal in Christian countries. Russia is one of them and gambling being illegal in Russia doesn't make much sense. It being illegal doesn't make any sense anywhere for me because why should government be prohibiting me, an adult from having fun when I don't harm others? It's my job if I win or lose the money, government shouldn't be the one telling me what to do when I don't harm others.

[MRY]

I don't know the situation in Russia exactly, but there are a lot of Russian friends here. I'm sure they can give a better opinion. I just think that legalizing gambling might be better for countries. As you said, it would be a move that could increase tax revenue. You could make an underdeveloped city a gambling zone and allow gambling there, or you could allow online gambling under state control. Because those who want to gamble will certainly find a way to do so, even if it's illegal. So why shouldn't it be legal? Especially if it will bring financial income to the state treasury.

The idea of including this sector in the national taxation system is a clever policy to capitalise on the highly rated interest among people and beneficially impact the national infrastructural growth. Reluctantly, we must note that the complete ban is not that effective in most cases since the demand of the product is high, which stimulates the increase of related illegal activities that are hard to regulate and apparently, control. In my opinion, one of the moderate options could be online legalisation controlled by the government that would help decrease the threat of crime and allow maximising the financial benefits to the common good.

[silpersurfer]

It's not war itself that drives a country to legalize gambling, but rather, worsening economic conditions and the lack of other options for increasing state revenue. They will resort to such measures, even if they violate existing rules, norms, and societal culture. This is because some countries often state that their governments prohibit gambling because it violates existing norms and culture.

And if we shift slightly to Southeast Asia, there's a formerly impoverished country called Cambodia. Ultimately, to boost state revenue, they decided to legalize gambling. Now, the country is a gambling hub in Southeast Asia, successfully creating progress through the profits from its gambling industry.

[retreat]

This could happen because post-war economic conditions are often dire, and to aid economic recovery, the government needs new revenue sources. Legalizing gambling could be an option, as it can quickly generate tax revenue from the already thriving gambling industry. So, in this case, Putin might be willing to legalize gambling in their country, but perhaps within a regulatory framework that benefits the country more.

[DPHOR]

Usually gambling is something that is fast growing and as the day is going that is how more people are delving into gambling, it could be that they are lacking of employment or something that would keep them sustainable. Through gambling things could be fine maybe to increase their economic growth. But however, I am not sure if there's no people gambling illegally in that country and even though gambling has been restricted there could be some people who are gambling illegally using either VPN or Tor to access most of the gambling site on the sites that allows and permitted the use of VPN.

[Ivystar5]

If the revenue gotten from gambling is high enough to assist the survival of the economy of course I will agree with the option of legalising the gambling but however if it posses a negative threat on the people regardless of how much it brings to the economy it could remain banned but still be getting the little they get from it. but however its probably not the war that has led to the proposal to unban gambling because it could already be ongoing proposal but only made it way to the top during this period and maybe the proposer probably have mentioned how much help it will be to the economy.

[JunaidAzizi]

At a time when the state of Russia is drained by the costs of war, the legalization of gambling will not surprise the citizens. This legalization will bring that shadow economy into taxation, which will then be used for military operations. However, this does not mean they are supporting it morally, they only need revenue at this time. When the war ends, gambling will again be illegal. Thus, this move will not only bring revenue but also create more problems, such as user addiction. At such a critical moment, this will put Putin to another test of how he can protect both the citizens and the state boundaries.

[adultcrypto]

The fact that they are trying to help boost the Russian economy it will be good but come to think of it, will Putin allow it? That's the question we should be asking because from what I'm seeing so far it will be hard to predict if Putin will legalize online gambling or not. As a matter of fact, Russia really need to allow online gambling but since Putin haven't yet made any public speech concerning this it will be difficult to predict if he will allow it.

I'd they are moving to legalise gambling in Russia, then know that putting have given his support and does not need to make public speech before it happens. Putting would have told his team to explore every avenue that can enable them earn money and keep their economy robust.

With or without war, a lot of countries will definitely legalise gambling because awareness is growing and people are understanding that gambling cannot be stopped as people have ways of betting in cryptocurrency platforms without passing through the traditional financial system. Instead of banning what cannot be banned, governments will begin to see ways getting a share of the revenue.

[Satofan44]

Online gambling has been illegal in Russia since 2009, but because of the growing budget deficit brought by on going war against Ukraine, officials are proposing to legalize online gambling.

But even if online gambling is illegal, the industry still made a $39 billion profit; just imagine the profit from taxes it would make if gambling were legal.

What do you think, will Putin allow the legalization of gambling just to sustain the economy, and sustain the war against Ukraine

In an effort to bolster state revenues amid a growing budget deficit, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has proposed the legalization of online casinos. The plan, presented to President Vladimir Putin, aims to provide a new source of income to offset the rising costs of the war against Ukraine. Siluanov’s suggestion, reported by Kommersant, aims to draw illegal online gamblers into the legal market, while also introducing stringent safeguards to curb addiction.

Ignore the war from this equation and you have your answer. War has nothing to do with it, it is about fiscal deficit. Furthermore, any ban that does accomplish what it set out to do is entirely pointless. This is why the US's war on drugs didn't accomplish anything at all, especially the war against marijuana. Similarly, the war on online gambling is pointless. In cases like this, it is almost always true that a legalization is the right decision. Once the war ends, are they going to return the ban? Absolutely not, this kind of revenue source is almost like a gold mine.

If you had a way to bring in countless millions into your countries economy, would you do it? Even if the war ended, the money still flows in. Your citizens no longer have to hide either which will increase their morale IMO.

I'm not saying gambling is the key to anyone's financial issues, but people are going to do it regardless and if regulated correctly it can be a stable financial source for any country.

Yes, there is absolutely no real negative here since people are already engaging in this behavior anyway. It could be an issue only where the local population did not engage in such behavior already.

The United States has permanently ousted Russia from the European gas market. In my opinion, this threatens Russia with future economic disaster. Back in the mid-20th century, Nikita Khrushchev, General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party, created a system under which the USSR exported gas to Europe and received European technology in exchange. It was a mutually beneficial exchange. The loss of the European gas market is a disaster for the Russian budget.🤷

It is even a bigger disaster for the European union, but their leaders are too proud and too stupid to admit it. Both sides got played by the USA, as is almost always the case with these things. Don't play with the big guys children, there is a reason the US doesn't have a free health system and other reasons. All that money is going into intelligence and warfare.

Incidentally, one Russian official once said, "Russian citizens are the new oil." 

The statements of one random official are worthless.

Legal or not, we can be sure that many countries use our industry to launder crypto.

The money laundering business in crypto is extremely small compared to the traditional ways and banks, therefore this statement is worthless too.

[swogerino]

Online gambling has been illegal in Russia since 2009, but because of the growing budget deficit brought by on going war against Ukraine, officials are proposing to legalize online gambling.

But even if online gambling is illegal, the industry still made a $39 billion profit; just imagine the profit from taxes it would make if gambling were legal.

What do you think, will Putin allow the legalization of gambling just to sustain the economy, and sustain the war against Ukraine

In an effort to bolster state revenues amid a growing budget deficit, Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov has proposed the legalization of online casinos. The plan, presented to President Vladimir Putin, aims to provide a new source of income to offset the rising costs of the war against Ukraine. Siluanov’s suggestion, reported by Kommersant, aims to draw illegal online gamblers into the legal market, while also introducing stringent safeguards to curb addiction.

Russia Considers Legalizing Online Casinos Amid Financial Strain

Putin is an ex KGB spy so most probably he does not know if legalizing gambling is good or bad for his country but if his legal advisors together with the economic ones will show him the benefits, economic benefits this legalizing of gambling will bring I am sure he is going to legalize it. Now the war of Ukraine will enter in fifth year in just a couple of weeks if it doesn't stop so most likely new money is needed in order for Russia to get back on their feet, this though is European countries rhetoric while from what I have seen in online medias, independent ones are showing Russians not feeling any consequence of the war so far except those villages and cities near the border with Ukraine. I am totally against the war of any kind but so far this war is stagnating, no one is really winning anything, both parties are losing and these losing of both parties will cost them a lot for coming years, I mean years after the war ends, so a really non logical move from Russia.

[robelneo]

What do you think, will Putin allow the legalization of gambling just to sustain the economy, and sustain the war against Ukraine

He only has two options: legalize it and continue to make war, or ignore and hope that Ukraine will finally surrender. It's a battle between the reality of the war's cost and his ego, which believes he can sustain it without undermining his policy.
But he will finally be slapped by reality because Ukraine is not likely to surrender, as they have seen the worst and will fight to the end instead of giving in.
My take on this is that Putin will eventually yield, but not if they yield all possible resources to sustain the war.

[Patikno]

What do you think, will Putin allow the legalization of gambling just to sustain the economy, and sustain the war against Ukraine

Basically, humans act based on benefit or profit, and the news OP mentioned is an example of this. From a profit perspective, it makes sense for Russia to legalize online gambling to maintain its economy, whether due to the ongoing war or the economic impact of the war. It is undeniable that gambling can be profitable for a country, and I am sure it as a major source of revenue. So, I think it is all about money and benefits for the country. By the way, gambling in Russia isn't actually illegal (entirely); there are certain zones in Russia where it is permitted, but restrictions remain.

Reference : wikipedia.org - Gambling in Russia

[Dr.Osh]

The answer to the title I read, war is not the main problem, because the needs of every country are also important, not only war that makes bankruptcy but many factors can make a country collapse and require costs, if a country needs additional income, it makes sense if gambling is legalized and taxes are collected because it helps the country in funding, the gambling industry makes a lot of money if it is legalized the country will also get income from the taxes collected. If Russia legalizes gambling, it is clear that Russia does need large funding and it could be an indication that Russia is focusing on looking for additional income, the effect of which is that investors & entrepreneurs avoid the country

[stompix]

What do you think, will Putin allow the legalization of gambling just to sustain the economy, and sustain the war against Ukraine

Two different things!

Taxing gambling doesn't mean sustaining the economy, it's the opposite, it means adding another source to the budget, but what everyone forgets to say is that those untaxed moeny the state is not collecting also flow in the economy.

You win $100 at a casino, you spend it, and you pay $20 in tax just in VAT alone; the rest goes to the guy who sold you, who pays taxes also.
You win $100 in the casino, and you get taxed $20, you have only 80$ to spend on a cheaper alternative, so only $16 in VAT, and the merchant is also getting only  $64 instead of $80, so less income, less profits that would be taxed, less business, hurting the economy.

As for the war...LMAO, they need the profit of Las Vegas multiplied by those of Macau to win it!