Gambling zone

Active

Initially, four sections were allocated for gambling zones ^[3] , but subsequently the list was changed:

1. Siberian coin (active). Located in the Altai Territory . The first Altai Palace casino complex has been opened, in which, as of December 2015, there are several gaming halls and work is still ongoing in the hotel and other parts of the complex ^[4] . According to official figures, in 2015, more than 17 thousand people visited the gambling zone.
2. Primorye (active). Located in the Primorsky Territory ^[5] . The first casino is planned to open no earlier than September 15, 2014. ^[6] Local authorities plan to attract new investors to the gambling zone. ^{[7] [8]} On November 11, 2015, the first casino was opened, which became the largest in Russia. ^[9]
3. Amber (active). Located in the Kaliningrad region ^[10] . Over time, despite attempts to invest in a project, ^{[11] [12]} no noticeable shifts in the development and development of the gambling zone have occurred. ^{[13] [14] [15]} In April 2014, its territory was increased by almost 1 km². ^{[16] [17] [18]} The discussion of its concept proposed by the Governor of the Kaliningrad Region Nikolai Tsukanov also testifies to certain shifts in the implementation of the gambling zone. ^[10] In his opinion, “Amber” could develop as a “special” tourist and recreational area without a pronounced emphasis on gambling, following the example of the popular German resort town of Baden-Baden . ^{[19] [17]} The first object of the gambling zone - the slot machine hall - was opened on April 8, 2016 ^[20] .
4. Krasnaya Polyana (active). In December 2013, a number of media outlets published a proposal by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev to allegedly begin construction of another gambling zone in the resort city of Sochi after the Winter Olympics . ^{[21] [22] [23] [24] [25]} Soon, this information was disproved by a spokesman for Medvedev. ^{[26] [27] [28] [29]} The Prime Minister of Russia and a number of other experts and officials criticized this idea. ^{[28] [30] [31] [32]} Russian President Vladimir Putin also noted that Sochi has the image of a family resort, and the creation of a gambling zone in it is not practical. ^[33] As a result, the first casino on the territory of Krasnaya Polyana opened on January 5, 2017 ^[34] .

Designed

1. Crimea (approved at the design stage ^[35] ). On April 21, 2014, a number of media outlets announced the introduction by the President of Russia Vladimir Putin of a draft law on the creation of a private gambling zone on the territory of the Crimean peninsula. ^{[36] [37] [38] [39] [40]} At the moment, it is reported that a search is underway for the optimal location for its location ^[41] (the most likely choice is the territory on the southern coast of Crimea ^[42] ). Suggestions for the opening of a gambling zone in Crimea came back during the control of the peninsula by Ukraine , ^{[43] [44]} and after joining the peninsula to Russia, a similar proposal was submitted for consideration in March 2014, as part of the creation of a special economic zone in Crimea. ^{[45] [46] [47]} Then this initiative was seriously criticized by the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation ^{[48] [49] [50] [51]} and the Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev, ^[52] however was supported and. about. Prime Minister of the Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksyonov ^[53] . According to the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Kozak , the “gambling” zone in the territory of Crimea can be implemented exclusively within the framework of the current legislation (in a certain uninhabited area, without distribution throughout the region). ^{[54] The} possible opening of the Crimean gambling zone expectedly met an extremely negative reaction from the Ukrainian media ^{[55] [56] [57] [58]} and the Crimean Tatars . ^[59] On November 25, 2015, the State Council of the Republic of Crimea adopted the law "On state regulation of the organization and conduct of gambling in the gambling zone on the territory of the Republic of Crimea" ^[60] .

Closed

1. Azov City . It was located in the Krasnodar Territory . Previously it was planned to place the zone on the borders of the Krasnodar Territory and the Rostov Region , but in the future the Rostov part of the zone was liquidated. ^[61] At the time of December 31, 2018, it was the largest of the gambling zones ^[62] : as of January 2014, there were three casinos operating here and a five-star hotel was under construction. ^[63]

Suggested

1. Golden Sands . The project of the suburbs of Anapa , which is a large integrated resort facility, including a gambling zone. ^[64] The Golden Sands were supposed to replace the less promising Azov City. ^{[65] [66] [67]}
2. Gambling zone in the Republic of Buryatia . A number of members of the local Public Chamber suggested creating another gambling zone on the territory of Buryatia. A discussion of the initiative is due to take place in May 2014. ^[68] A similar idea was put forward as far back as 2008 ^{[69] [70] [71]} and even then met with criticism from various activists, especially from members of the Communist Party . ^{[72] [73]}

In practice, the gambling zones of Russia are developing very slowly, for several years of their existence they have not developed to the necessary level, many casinos in Russia have left for Belarus.

• Gambling in Russia