Death bets. How gambling addiction is killing ordinary Russians, while uneasy people make money from it

20 million Russians gamble online, and casino turnover is close to 3 trillion rubles annually. During the war, gambling addiction has become a particularly dangerous disease - people go to the “SVO” to pay off their debts. And the state plans to collect taxes from online casinos to pay for the war.

In this video we will understand how people become dependent on online casinos and what this leads to in modern Russia. We’ll also tell you how viral advertising for sports betting works, how streamers earn millions of dollars by playing slots, and why legalizing casinos is not the best way to combat gambling addiction.