The first Moscow games-of-chance championship among persons of note has been held recently at the Matritsa (Matrix) Entertainment Complex of the capital of Russia. It was organized jointly by the Argumenty i Facty (Arguments and Facts) Publishing House, the Igrovoi Meshok (Gaming Bag) Company and the Moscow gaming system Jackpot.
The championship launched a series of
similar tournaments to be held as closed competitions for stars and VIPs to
enable them to communicate with each other, to relax and try their luck at
countering slot machines of every stripe.
Among the first to take part in the new
competition were pop stars Vlad Stashevsky, Larissa Chernikova, Yulia Nachalova
with her husband Dmitry Lanskoi and others.
Irina ROMANOVICH.