The presentation of Evgeny Kovtun, a famous expert in a field of legal regulation of gaming business and history of gambling, and his new book "Hazard in the Country of Soviet" held in the casino Shangri La Tbilisi managed by Storm International.

This is the first publication of a kind, devoted to such a specific type of entertainment in Soviet Union as gambling, lotteries and card games. The book is published in three volumes: "Hazard Games", "Lotteries" and "Card State Monopoly".

Before writing the book, the author studied more than 5000 archive materials, read more than 1000 central newspapers of that period and picked more than 600 rare illustrations and photos. "Hazard in the Country of Soviet" fully describes the history of development of gambling in the USSR during 1917-1991.

The publication will be helpful for those, who are interested in the history of gaming business and lotteries.

During the presentation the author voiced historical examples of gambling in the USSR, told interesting facts, related to gambling, gave examples of illegal gaming, touched on the history of gambling in Georgia and answered the questions from the audience.
The book may be purchased through the online store Amazon.com. Several copies of the publication will be presented by Shangri La casino to local libraries.

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