Russian Bingo Operator Trade House Stoloto in trouble

Court marshals shut down the central office of Russia’s most popular bingo company Trade House Stoloto, Betting Business Russia reported.

The authorities, acting on a court decision, also suspended the operation of the company’s servers, according to the news outlet.

“We are informed about the situation. TH Stoloto is a reliable contractor of our company for a long period of time, and there were no complaints about its work. We are sure that our partner will overcome the temporary difficulties,” said Valentin Kondrashov, CEO of State Sports Lottery. “The incident will not affect the State Sports Lottery. Our agency network includes more than 140 companies, some of them at the national level. The total number of distribution point is more than 35,000. Lotteries are held in normal mode, [so] there is no reason for concern.”

The shutdown stemmed from a lawsuit filed by lottery company Interlot against Trade House Stoloto in which the former accused Stoloto of illegally using invention patent 2385495, or The Method of Cashing Prizes and the Device for its Implementation.