One would think that of all things that governments realize today, it is the lesson that a multitude of rules does not guarantee improvements in welfare. But bureaucrats have this tendency to ascribe the possibility of armageddon to any activity that some people are drawn to. True to its statist history, the government of Russia has announced a ban on playing poker for cash. This was accomplished by the de-listing of poker as a sport and therefore cannot be played for money.
Besides the annoyance that this creates in people who play poker with their friends for small wager, just what does this new rule accomplish? To my mind, the response form those who wish to circumvent the rule would probably be to keep records away from the playing tables. However, this rule is completely silly because these bureaucrats in Russia seem to be unaware of Partygaming and other online gaming corporations. But pragmatism is not a forte of most bureaucrats and in spite of the certainty that enforcement will fail, they would rather try.
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