Problems of law enforcement practice in cases of illegal gambling organization

the legal assessment of the actions of persons involved in the organization and conduct of gambling outside the established gambling zones is one of the most controversial and controversial areas in modern Russian law enforcement practice. Despite the external regulatory certainty of article 171.2 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, judicial authorities face significant difficulties both in qualifying unlawful acts and in interpreting the conceptual framework enshrined in current legislation. The article is aimed at identifying and systematizing typical problems of law enforcement in cases involving violations of the established procedure for organizing gambling, analyzing relevant judicial practice, as well as justifying the need to clarify certain provisions of the criminal law and procedural regulation. Special attention is paid to the problems of determining the signs of a criminal act, distinguishing criminal and administrative liability, the admissibility and evaluation of evidence, the qualification of actions in the context of organized criminal activity, as well as the territorial and technical interpretation of the concept of "outside the gambling zone".

criminal procedure, gambling organization, gambling zone, judicial practice, law enforcement, qualifications, evidence