Russia’s sports bettors have a new online betting option although all eyes are on Bwin.ru’s launch next month.

This week, Russian gambling affiliate Bookmaker Ratings reported that betting operator RUS-TELETOT had formally launched its locally licensed online betting site, which will operate via the company’s Tennisi brand.

RUS-TELTOT received its Russian bookmaking license in 2009 and currently operates 74 retail betting outlets in 30 cities, in addition to operations in Kazakhstan and Tajikistn. The company also operates .com betting sites under both the RUS-TELETOT and Tennisi brands.

The new betting site will handle financial transactions through the First TSUPIS, the centralized payment processing hub that handles payments for all online bookies that belong to the First Self-Regulatory Organization of Russian Bookmakers (First SRO), one of two rival associations representing Russian betting operators.