Primorye seeks to be Russian Macau

The Primorye region is hoping to become a Russian Macau and has already signed up about $2.2 billion in total casino-related investment pledges, according to media reports.
The First Gambling Company of the East plans to open its four-storey hotel and casino in May, its CEO John Wang was cited as saying.
"Given the favorable location of Vladivostok, we are sure that [the gaming zone] can become a second Macau," he said.
The regional government has signed investment agreements worth a total of $1.4 billion with Cambodia-based NagaCorp, Hong Kong-listed Melco International Development and others, Alexander Chkheidze, deputy head of the state corporation in charge of the project, said a recent meeting.
Two further investment agreements worth a combined $799 million are to be signed with domestic firms Royal Time Group — which has already seen success in Azov-City, Russia's single operational gambling zone — and The First Gambling Company of the East, the report said.
The Primorye gambling zone is slated to contain 16 hotel-casino complexes on a territory of 620 hectares. It will boast a yacht club and wharf with space for up to 65 boats, ski trails, an exhibition center, beaches and more, RIA Novosti reported.