Tourists and Russian people will now also have the chance to visit a top-class casino. Today is the day the new Sochi Casino and Resort will open. It is located on Gorky Gorod. In a statement by the Domain LLC company they said that they build the place with a Las Vegas spirit. Meaning that the idea is to bring a Las Vegas to Russia´s Sochi.
It is a redevelopment of one of the Winter Olympics media center. Since losing a lot of money during the Olympics, Russia has now found new way to get the money back. In 2009 they closed all casinos in the nation and made only some gambling zones in the country able to have casinos. Allowing Sochi, a new gaming zone could mean a huge economic tax lift for Russia. This is the fifth gambling zone that opens in Russia.
The idea is to even out the seasonal economy in Sochi. After the snow, has melted there are barely any tourism in Sochi. Adding to that the millions that were spend on the Olympics, it is a very logical choice for the government to try to attract tourist all around the year.
The Russian government have already agreed that there will be a casino complex in the city and maybe this will be a new attraction for tourist in the future. This resort will have a casino, two restaurants, cabaret, bar and other venues. The preliminary figures have shown that approximately 40.000 guests will visit every month.
The cost of all this? Barely 4 billion Russian rubies which is almost 66.3 million USD. The company that owns this complex, Domani LLC is the fifth largest gambling company in Russia. With 70 gaming tables and over 500 slots it is expected, according to Asia Gaming Brief, that they will by the end of 2017 reach 4.6 billion. And the two years after that would be an incredible lift in income.
So now for those who would love to ski and visit a Las Vegas casino maybe 2017 Sochi is the place to be. With the money invested and a grand opening today, everything points to a pleasant visit soon. Since Russia like to do everything their own way, makes it a must to visit it.
