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COMPARISON OF THE FUTURE
RUSSIAN GAMING ZONE
RUSSIAN GAMING WEEK
5-6 NOVEMBER 2014
SOCHI
OUTLINE OF PRESENTATION
• INFORMATION GAMING ZONE OF RUSSIA
• COMPETITION BETWEEN SOCHI GAMING
ZONE AND OTHER GAMING ZONE IN
RUSSIA
• PLANING REVIEW
• STRATEGIC CONSIDERATIONS
• REPORT RECOMMENDATION
RUSSIAN GAMBLING ZONE
RUSSIAN GAMING ZONE
• AZOV CITY
• PRIMORYE KRAI
• YANTARNAYA
• SIBERIAN COIN
• CRIMEA
• SOCHI
AZOV CITY GAMING ZONE
The Krasnodar Territory invested a billion
roubles in developing the infrastructure of the
gambling zone, and the Rostov Region
invested a further 170 million roubles.
Three official casinos in Russia – "Orakul",
"Shambala" and "Nirvana" – are opened and
operate in the gambling zone "Azov-City" in
the Shcherbinovskoye district of the Krasnodar
region.
AZOV CITY GAMING ZONE
All three Russians casinos are located in AzovCity, a resort town situated on the
Don River, very near the Azov sea.
The first to open was the Oracul Casino, in
2010.
Since then, two more casinos, the Shambhala
and more recently the Nirvana casino, opened
their doors.
The opening of a fourth casino, the
Crystal Casino, is planned for 2014.
AZOV CITY GAMING ZONE
In 2010, over 45 thousand people visited
these gambling establishments;
In 2011 – 122 thousand people there.
In 2012 – 185 thousand people, and
In 2013 – 254 thousand people.
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AZOV CITY GAMING ZONE
During 5 months of 2014, 63,248 people visited
the casino "Orakul"; 29,303 people visited the
casino "Shambala", and 35,256 people visited
the casino "Nirvana".
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AZOV CITY GAMING ZONE
The closest residential area to casinos is
village MALCHANOVKA .
There is a small Hotel ( 11 Room ) in the
Casino Orakul .
There are Hostels and Boutique Hotels ,
In town of Yeysk.
Distance between Casino area and town of
Yeysk about 70-80 km.
Yeysk offers a variety of attractions, restaurants,
open-air cafes, clubs, bars, and night clubs.
The nearest airport is located In
ROSTOV NA DANU 130 km away from the city
PRIMORYE KRAI GAMING ZONE
Primorye krai (region)
(also spelled Primorsky, Primorskiy)
is the farthest south-eastern region of Russia,
located in the East of Asia, washed by the Japan
Sea
PRIMORYE KRAI GAMING ZONE
It is planned that the first casino will be launched in
the fourth quarter of the year by Melco
International Development.
It will be located on the shores of Myravynoy Bay
near Lake Cherepashy and will be designed to
accommodate 2,000 casino tables and slot
machines. In addition to the casino, there are
plans to build a hotel with 1,000 rooms.
The total volume of investment in the project is
estimated at $700m. In addition, another one
billion rubles (US$30m) was invested by the
Primorye government and was mainly allocated to
the building of infrastructure.
PRIMORYE KRAI GAMING ZONE
It is planned that the total area of the Primorye
gambling zone will be almost 620 hectares.
It is situated on the north-west coast of Ussuri Bay,
the north-eastern part of the Peter the Great Gulf
and a popular recreation area in Primorsky Krai.
The distance to the nearest airport is 25km, while
to Vladivostok, the administrative centre of
Primorsky Krai, it is 50km.
PRIMORYE KRAI GAMING ZONE
Primorye, has a total population of approximately 2
million, less the 0.6 million that domicile in
Vladivostok. That means that approximately 1.4
million live outside the city area.
While spread out over 64,000 square miles, all are
within varying driving and bus distance—which is
important, because Russian residents are allowed
to gamble.
Primorye is set to cover a huge area including
China, Japan, South and North Korea. Primorye is
the nearest point where casinos are allowed and it
is an average of 1.5 hours of flight
Today, there are direct flights from Beijing and
Harbin to Vladivostok.
YANTARNAYA GAMING ZONE
«Yantarnaya» with the total area of 479.1 hectar in
the territory of Zelenogradsk district of the
Kaliningrad Oblast on the Baltic Sea coast within
the boundaries of Krasnotorovka rural settlement
near the villages of Okunevo, Povarovka and
Russkoye.
The offered set of services will meet the needs of
visitors for entertainment and rest; it will ensure
the year-round flow to the gambling zone of not
only Russian visitors but also citizens of Germany,
Sweden, Finland, Poland, Lithuania and other
countries.
SIBERIAN COIN GAMING ZONE
The gaming zone “Siberian coin” is situated on the
border of special economic zone “Biruzovaya
Katun”, which is one of the four special gaming
zones in Russia where organization and gaming
activities are legally allowed.
Such situation helps to significantly enlarge the
range of touristic services on the regional Territory
and to form a segment of exclusive gaming and
entertainment services. Actually only 2 residents
with the total amount of investment of 1 billion
rubles are acting in the Territory of “Siberian coin”
zone.
The first gambling and amusement facility open its
doors to visitors in 01.11.2014.
SIBERIAN COIN GAMING ZONE
• Favorable geographical position in the center
of Russia, at the place of fusion of Western
and Oriental cultures;
• 5 million people reside in the nearby cities
providing convenient commuting possibilities;
• shared border with active special economic
zone “Sky Blue Katun”;
• location in the popular tourist destination of
Siberia;
• high quality and diversified wellness treatment
services provided on adjoining territories;
• availability of ready-for-employment highly
qualified labor force;
• project support guaranteed by Altai regional
Administration
SIBERIAN COIN GAMING ZONE
Gambling zone
«Siberian Coin»
Special economic zone of
tourist recreational type
«Sky Blue Katun»
SOCHI & CRIMEA GAMING ZONE
Gambling zones in Sochi and the Crimea is a
promising project.
Sochi already has a number of good hotels
where casinos used to operate before, and all
they will have to do is to hang the sign “open” on
the door.
There are lots of accommodations with complete
infrastructure in Crimea as well; casinos can
open there in a day or two.
SOCHI & CRIMEA GAMING ZONE
Analysts suggest Crimea's budget could get a 25
billion ruble ($725 million) boost annually
by establishing a gambling zone.
And unlike all the previous zones, where all the
infrastructure had to be created from scratch, in
Sochi and Crimea everything is already done.
SOCHI & CRIMEA GAMING ZONE
Sochi's primary gateway is Sochi International
Airport which is located in Adler district. It was
totally reconstructed during the preparation to the
2014 Olympics. The new terminal was opened in
2010 giving the city a chance to become a major
regional air hub.
Crimea’s primary gateway is Simferopol
International Airport is a major hub and had
both domestic connections with Ukraine and
several international flights.
SOCHI & CRIMEA GAMING ZONE
Sochi attracts over 4 million tourists
Crimea attracts over 6 million tourists
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SOCHI GAMING ZONE +PLUS
Fact #1
Sochi will host the event for at least the
next seven years through 2020.
Fact #2
After all of the athletic excitement of 2014
Sochi will take several years off from hosting
international sporting events before bounding
back onto the scene as one of the 11 Russian
cities to host the 2018 World Cup.
The First Olympic Stadium will once again
have the eyes of the world on it as the world’s
most popular sport descends on Sochi
and ten other Russian cities.
SOCHI GAMING ZONE +PLUS
Fact #3
Winter tourism
Fact #4
Summer tourism
The creation of a gambling zones in Russia will attract additional investment to
the region, create jobs and improve the tax base.
Investment is expected to be at least millions and could reach billions. Many
potential investors have already sent proposals to the authorities.
An increase in tourism as well as the development of hotel businesses and
catering can be expected.