Russia’s State Duma plans to review 8 gambling regulation bills by the end of 2026, including higher contributions, credit card betting ban, and fast games restrictions

The Russian State Duma is set to consider 8 bills on gambling regulation by the end of 2026. For PSPs and acquiring teams serving betting operators, the practical takeaway is simple: the rulebook may change in several places at once, and not all of them touch the same part of the payment flow.

1. One of the proposed initiatives is an increase in ЦО, which the source mentions as part of the package of gambling regulation bills. The text does not expand the abbreviation, so that is the term to track here.
2. Another bill would ban bets made with credit cards. For payment providers, that matters because it targets the funding source at checkout, not the operator’s licence or marketing stack.
3. The package also includes a ban on fast games. In practice, that usually means more pressure on product design and transaction monitoring, since the regulator is looking at the speed and format of play, not only at payment rails.
4. All 8 bills are expected to be reviewed by the end of 2026, which gives operators and their payment partners a clear legislative window to map exposure and prepare for possible changes.