Casino Shambhala Set to Open

The gambling zone Primorye outside Vladivostok will see its second casino open.

Shambhala Casino is set to open on October 16. Shambala CJSC manages and runs the casino.

The casino cost RUB3.5bn ($45m) and provides players a gaming area of 56,000 square feet, as well as three eating places and a theater.

The second phase of the development should begin in 2022; the project could cost RUB8bn ($11.5m) in total including the added construction which will feature many hotels, a convention center, a golf course, and also amusement and water parks.

Primorye is 30 miles north of the port city of Vladivostok. The region has only one other casino, Suncity-owned Tigre de Cristal, and the development of a second venue is seen as a way to boost traffic to the area.

The new casino will be looking at the future demand for Japan, Cambodia, China and South Korea. Maxim Smolentsev, General Director of Shambala CJSC, said:

“In the short term, we see the Primorye IRC as a pan-Asian resort that attracts tourists from many countries of the world.

Our casino will be truly popular — a place where people are always in a good mood, where each guest is a part of a large, incessant holiday and can have a pleasant time, regardless of how much they are ready to bet on the game.” 

Igor Trofimov, Executive Director of the Primorsky Krai Development Corporation, hopes the city will soon be able to house 12 casinos, including the already under construction NagaCorp and Diamond Fortune properties. NagaCorp plans to open their premises in 2022.