Russia turns Sochi Olympic site, Crimea into casino zones

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Source: AFP

Moscow (AFP) - Russia has designated Sochi's Olympic site and the annexed Crimean peninsula as gambling areas on Wednesday, in a bid to boost investment and tourism.

Under the law signed by President Vladimir Putin casinos will be legal in some areas of the former Olympic park in Sochi, where Russia hosted the Winter Games in February.

Additionally, the law gives regional authorities in Crimea the right to designate their own casino zones on the peninsula, which Moscow annexed in March after a separatist uprising against Ukraine.

The Sochi Games, though widely recognised as a success, cost Russia some $50 billion (37 billion euros).

Read more: https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/world/a/24534142/russia-turns-sochi-olympic-site-crimea-into-casino-zones/

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Putin takes over Crimea just to turn it into playground of sleaze for Russian mafia.

[geek tragedy]

1. Russia's new name: Vladimir's Gas Station, Casino, and Shooting Range.

It's what the Tea Partiers want the US to become.

[davidpdx]

2. You forgot bear wrestling

[geek tragedy]

3. Gas Station, Casino, Shooting Range, and Bear Rodeo? nt

[davidpdx]

5. ROFL

With a sign that says "Danger: Don't feed Putin or the bears"

[amandabeech]

4. Maybe Donald Trump would like to invest

since he's getting out of Atlantic City.

However, it would be difficult to come up with a room large enough to accommodate the egos of both "the Donald" and "the KGB Guy" during the negotiations. Maybe they could pay to put a dome over Michigan Stadium for the purpose. It seats 110,000 or so, and U-M could use the money.

Maybe Donald could teach Vlad the art of the comb-over after the deal is done.

[davidpdx]

6. Putin/Trump 2016

We've got the biggest balls of them all

[amandabeech]

7. They might be able to take the Republican nomination,

but which one of these two idiots would be willing to settle for Veep?

[davidpdx]

8. Yeah the egos of both of those two are pretty large

It might require a bear wrestling contest to see which one gets the top job.

[geek tragedy]

9. Putin: I wrestle bear, but Trump's hair too powerful and feral for me nt

[amandabeech]

10. LOL!!!!!! to both you and Davidpdx!

I really needed that!

[davidpdx]

12. We're not done yet

I think Geek Tragedy and I might be going for a shared Duzy award for the week.

[amandabeech]

13. Where do I post the nomination! n/t

[davidpdx]

11. I don't know, I think Trump might have an advantage

His hair piece can jump off his head and start biting the bear.

[amandabeech]

14. No! No! No more! My stomach can't take it!

I'm going to run out of Windex because I keep spewing laugh droplets onto my laptop screen!

[geek tragedy]

16. Putin: Good thing we have gay propaganda law, otherwise Trump hair try to marry my bear. nt

[davidpdx]

19. Oh you out did yourself on that one

5 out of 5 rolly laughs

[davidpdx]

20. I can see it now

The hair is humping the bear and the bear is mauling Trump, Trump is screaming "it's a conspiracy, Obama's birth certificate isn't real!" Orly Taitz walks up and says, "I've seen some really abnormal things, but that one takes the cake".

[rpannier]

17. Never happen

Neither will take 2nd place on the ticket
Though on the bright spot, if they did run together they'd likely kill each other out of fear the other was plotting against them

[Cha]

21. Vlad's Gas, Missile Range, and Gambling Den.

[killbotfactory]

15. Russia took over Crimea because they have military infrastructure there.

This is just a bonus.

[defacto7]

18. Oh My God!

Russia might be inviting organized crime if they're not careful!