MOSCOW, February 12 (RAPSI) – The Ministry of Finance of Russia has proposed to increase tax on gambling business tenfold, Kommersant newspaper reported on Friday.

The Ministry has also suggested making bookmakers pay deductions with 10% of their earnings from online gambling.

A bill with these proposals is expected to be complete by December 2016.

Gambling business was prohibited in Russia on July 1, 2009 with the exception of four specialized gambling zones: Kaliningrad Region, Primorsky Krai, Altai Krai and Krasnodar Krai. According to Kommersant, Russia has only four legal casinos: “Oracle” and “Nirvana” in Krasnodar Krai, “Altai Palace” in Altai Krai and Tigre de Crystal in Primorsky Krai.