{"id":8456,"date":"2020-07-27T21:48:24","date_gmt":"2020-07-27T21:48:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=8456"},"modified":"2026-04-24T03:18:47","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T06:18:47","slug":"shambala-casino-ready-to-open-in-primorye","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/shambala-casino-ready-to-open-in-primorye","title":{"rendered":"Shambala casino ready to open in Primorye"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Over 3.5 billion rubbles (US$48.8 million) have already been invested in the first stage of the region&#8217;s second casino.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Russia.- The second casino in Primorye, in far eastern Russia, could open in the next few months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Primorye Territory Development Corporation has confirmed plans to open the first phase of the Shambala integrated resort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Russia chose to open casinos in the Primorye area due to its proximity to China, but so far only the <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/tax-cut-for-tigre-de-cristal-in-primorye\" target=\"_blank\">Suncity-owned Tigre de Cristal has opened<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 3.5 billion rubbles (US$48.8 million) have been invested so far in the first phase of a project set to cost about 8 billion (US$111.5 million).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Shambala aims to attract players and guests from Japan, Cambodia, China and South Korea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Maxim Smolentsev, General Director of Shambala CJSC, said: \u201cIn the short term, we see the Primorye IRC as a pan-Asian resort that attracts tourists from many countries of the world.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The second stage of the development will include a five-star hotel with 270 rooms, a spa, a conference hall and a gaming area covering 5,200 square meters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Igor Trofimov, executive director of the Primorsky Krai Development Corporation, 12 hotel and casino complexes will eventually be developed in the Primorye area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Over 3.5 billion rubbles (US$48.8 million) have already been invested in the first stage of the region&#8217;s second casino.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8458,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"The second integrated resort in Russia's Primorye region, Shambala, is slated to open its first phase within months, having already secured US$48.8 million in investment towards a total US$111.5 million for this stage. 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