The reporting REGNUM Andrey Vypolzov © REGNUM news agency the Kaliningrad Minek's Head Anastasia Kuznetsova at opening of the first gambling institution six years Later after creation on paper of the gambling zone "Amber" this business in the west of Russia, at last, started materializing. Today, on April 14, to the Kaliningrad journalists showed the first object of the legalized defect — the cube revetted with mirror glasses which has got up over the coast of Baltic.
with hundred fifty slot machines can get To "piece of glass" only on passport presentation. Further you bring in base potential ludomanov (because of this procedure the employee of the press service of the regional government that then there were no conversations on officials compulsive gamblers refused to receive the game card).
Wishing from writing fraternity to get to "zone" it was gathered so many that, besides the bus, organizers had to order a taxi quartet. Even the straight line with the president did not play a limiting factor role. "Only from "The Russian newspaper" did not go, to Putin listen" — the employee of the press service (that that refused the Magic crystal card) specified.
the Gambling institution were opened by the Minister of Economics of the Kaliningrad region Anastasia Kuznetsova , having sprinkled journalists in figures with six zero. So, in the regional budget (and the investor of object of JSC Nevelend is the Kaliningrad taxpayer) for land lease since 2014 25 million rubles already arrived. The tax on a gaming by the end of 2016 will reach 40 million rubles. "Nevelend's" total investments into the seaside waste ground between Kulikovo and Zaostrovye's settlements made about 115 million rubles.
at the end of the speech the minister expressed to p the opinion on game: "I am not the hazardous person. If I play, only in chess. Once there was the third category".
the Employee of gambling club by the name of Olga told the correspondent The REGNUM news agency that the institution which has opened in the April Fools' Day, already starts gaining popularity. "In my change not so long ago there were more than 50 people. There were also those who left only at daybreak. And someone already broke a jackpot — 124 thousand rubles" — Olga specified. About the visitors who have wasted everyone and everything while there is no information. Well, or it is a trade secret. To entice the people from Kaliningrad (40 km), owners of club plan to start up the free bus soon.
the Total area of the gambling zone "Amber" makes about 100 hectares. Near "piece of glass" impressive "palace" with a casino, poker club, a concert venue, restaurants and even as though with kindergarten for VIP clients is already completed. The tenant of all this territory is the Kazan investment holding "Royal Taym of Groups" which declared about stage-by-stage (till 2029) capital investments in a gambling zone on 45 billion rubles. In 13 years it is expected that on objects 19 thousand workplaces will be "Amber".
In plans of the authorities of the Kaliningrad region "to fasten" to the gambling earth the large-scale project under the conditional name "New City". It is a question of a network of sanatoria, boarding houses and clinics with elements of architecture of old Europe (remakes). Generally, the Kaliningrad Baden-Baden.
… The story will be not full if not to report about good luck of the colleague from "Interfax" of Oleg Shanko who for the first time in life decided to play "the one-armed bandit". The journalist in five minutes and, apparently, it is unexpected even for "Nevelend's" guide, won 21 thousand rubles.
"To fools is lucky" — the colleague commented.