In Irkutsk, the police stopped the activities of a poker club that changed its address three times.

Police officers have stopped the activities of a poker club that has changed its address in Irkutsk three times over the past two years. This was reported on March 7 in the press service of the main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Irkutsk region.

"With the forceful support of the Rosgvardiya fighters, the police detained seven Irkutsk residents," the report says.

Among the detainees are three organizers of illegal activities, two managers hired by them and two card dealers. The police seized all the used equipment and various documents. In addition, funds in the amount of 1 million rubles and three cars were seized from the members of the group.

It is specified that the leaders of the group rented non-residential premises to carry out illegal business. At the same time, only trusted and loyal customers could enter the club.

A criminal case has been opened on the fact of conducting illegal activities under Part 3 of Article 171.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation ("Gambling committed by an organized group"). The organizers of the group were taken into custody, the managers and one card dealer were released on their own recognizance, and the last person involved was banned from certain actions.

On February 10, the Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Amur Region announced the discovery and liquidation of an illegal casino in Blagoveshchensk, which operated from September 2024 to January 2025. As a result of the search, the equipment and about 1.5 million rubles were seized.