Russian president signs law fining bookmakers up to 500,000 for accepting bets from self-excluded players

Russia has signed a law that introduces fines of up to 500,000 for bookmakers that accept bets from players who have activated self-exclusion. For betting operators and the PSPs around them, the mechanism matters because it ties responsible-gambling controls directly to financial penalties.

1. The law was signed by the President of the Russian Federation and sets penalties of up to 500,000 for bookmakers that take bets from players who have installed a self-ban, or self-exclusion measure.
2. The key operational point is simple: once a player has chosen self-exclusion, accepting a wager from that account is no longer just a compliance issue in the abstract — it now carries a stated financial sanction.
3. For high-risk payment providers serving betting merchants in Russia, this raises the bar on account-level controls, player-status checks, and the way payment flows are blocked when a customer is flagged as self-excluded.
4. The source does not provide the law’s effective date or any technical detail on how the self-exclusion status will be enforced, so operators and PSPs will need to watch for implementation guidance rather than assume the process is already settled.