Tag Archives: Sochi
Russia – Boomerang Casino opens in Sochi’s Krasnaya Polyana gaming zone
A new land-based casino has been opened at the Krasnaya Polyana gambling zone in Sochi, a summer resort on Russia’s Black Sea coastline. The casino, called Boomerang has opened in the mountain resort of Rosa Khutor with 204 slot machines and 20 gambling tables (roulette and card games). It has created 400 new jobs. The…
UK – The art of bringing Uniform to Russia’s gaming capital
With over 20 years in the industry, Uniforms by John Marks, takes service and continuity as its watchwords as it creates bespoke designs for the international casino market, supplying to everyone, from large chains to smaller operators. For this February’s ICE the company is set to highlight its contemporary designs, which have ensured it remains…
Russia – First casino opens in Sochi gambling zone
Russian operator Domain LLC has opened the first casino in the Krasnaya Polyana, Sochi, gambling zone in Russia’s Krasnodar Territory. Known as the Sochi Casino and Resort, the five-star complex has opened at the Gorki Gorod mountain resort with 569 slots and 70 tables costing an investment of RUB4bn (US$66.3m). Domain LLC said: “Sochi Casino…
Russia – Sochi signed off as a gambling zone
Russia’s Olympic city of Sochi has been signed off as the country’s next gambling zone by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. The resolution has named the gambling zone as Krasnaya Polyana, comprising 165,000 square feet of land. The zone will eventually replace the Azov City gaming zone in the Krasnodar region. President Putin ruled in May…
Russia – Sochi to host Russian Gaming Week
The Russian resort town of Sochi, home to the Winter Olympic Games earlier this year, is to host the Russian Gaming Week from November 5 to 6 2014. Sochi became one of the latest Russian gambling zones to be signed off when the State Duma in Russia approved a bill to develop two more gambling…
Russia – Duma strikes agreement on Crimea and Sochi gambling zones
The State Duma in Russia has signed off a bill to develop two more gambling zones in Crimea and Sochi in order to bring investment and more tourists to the regions. Anatoly Karpov, the First Deputy Chairman of the Duma Committee, said: “The creation of a gambling zone in Crimea will attract additional investment to…
Russia – Putin rules out Sochi casino legacy
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Russia’s Winter Olympics city Sochi would not be turned into a casino resort following the Olympics due to the fact that the Black Sea city would compromise its traditional tourists made up of middle-class families with children. The idea was mooted in December as a way to bridge any losses made…
Russia – Russian Prime Minister denies Sochi casino link
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has refuted a report that he backs the development of a gambling zone in Sochi, the Black Sea resort city that will host the Winter Olympics later this year. Local newspapers claimed that Prime Minister Medvedev brought the subject up at a meeting looking at ways of offsetting losses for…
