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Russia’s oldest gambling zone to be shuttered from December 31

October 31, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino News, Casino closures, Licenses, Russia

In Russia, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (pictured) has reportedly signed an official order that will see the casino gambling zone near the southern city of Azov closed from the last day of December. A deca...

Primorsky Krai auction attracting domestic and international interest

Adam Morgan

August 29, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Casino project updates, Russia

In Russia, the state-owned Primorsky Krai Development Corporation has reportedly declared that it has received inquiries from both domestic and international casino firms regarding the three plots of Far East l...

Russia hoping to speed up development of Primorsky Krai casino zone

Adam Morgan

August 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Casino project updates, Russia

In Russia, the government has reportedly reacted to criticism over the lack of investment in the Primorsky Krai gambling zone by announcing that it intends to pass federal legislation to streamline the process ...

Russian court upholds decision against Royal Time Group

Adam Morgan

June 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation, Russia

In Russia, a Primorsky Krai court has reportedly upheld a decision from the local government to terminate a contract that had given Kazan-based developer, Royal Time Group, permission to construct a $215 millio...

Russian casino operator seeking Crimea assurances

Adam Morgan

May 29, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Russia

In Russia, the man behind two casinos in the region around the town of Azov has reportedly declared that he is interested in opening a gaming facility in the recently-established Crimea gambling zone so long as...

Russia may be considering sixth casino-friendly zone

Adam Morgan

February 8, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, Russia

Russia may be about to authorize its sixth casino-friendly zone after reports emerged yesterday that a Turkish company has been commissioned to design a seaside resort that is set to include a pair of casinos i...

Grand opening of Sochi casino today

K Morrison

January 5, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Russia

The RUB 4 billion ($66.3 million) Sochi Casino and Resort, located in the 165,000 square meter Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone in Sochi, is slated to open today. Situated in the existing mountain cluster of G...

Gambling in Sochi to even out seasonal economy

Lars Jones

December 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino openings, Casino project updates, Economy/Finance, Russia, Russia

The Russian state-owned news agency TASS is reporting that the new Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone in Sochi will attract the attention of tourists and help drive the economy of the area during the mountain clust...

Inaugural Sochi casino to hold December 31 soft launch

Adam Morgan

December 3, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino openings, Russia

In Russia, the first casino near the southern city of Sochi has announced that it will be holding a soft launch on the afternoon of December 31 before officially opening to the general public five days later. ...

Sochi officials award inaugural casino license to LLC Domain

Adam Morgan

November 8, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino project updates, Licenses, Russia

As negotiations to bring gambling to the Crimea region of Russia continue at pace, local officials in the southern city of Sochi have this week granted a first casino operating license to a company called LLC D...

Russian Gaming Week Sochi to be held October 27

Lars Jones

October 19, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Russia, Russia

Russian Gaming Week (RGW) Sochi will be held October 27 at the Sea Galaxy Hotel Congress & SPA in Sochi Russia. The event, organized by Smile-Expo will present a wealth of information and opportunities for ...

RGW Sochi speakers to reveal more about new Russian gambling zone

Lars Jones

October 12, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Conferences / Trade Shows, Russia, Russia

With billions of dollars already invested in infrastructure and facilities for the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics, Russia is moving ahead with plans to populate another gambling zone, this one in the Krasnodar regi...

Olympic Village part of Sochi gambling zone, Crimea construction to begin 2017

Lars Jones

August 26, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Russia, Russia

Krasnaya Polyana (Красная Поляна) will be the name of the newly minted Russian gambling zone to replace doomed Azov City, according to media reports coming out of the former Soviet state. The "Gorky Gorod" ski ...

New gambling zone to be created in Sochi

Sadonna Price

August 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, Russia

The city of Sochi is set to create a new gambling zone after Dmitry Medvedev, the Russian Prime Minister, gave the go-ahead. TASS, a Russian news agency, is reporting that on the 10th of August, a resolution wa...