I am talking off course about Russia’s largest casino company, Storm International; a European giant that is ready to find a new place for its upcoming projects here in Costa Rica.

It is well known that for every loss suffered by somebody someone else gains something; that statement couldn’t be truer in this case. For when Russian President Vladimir Putin took the decision to put gambling and gamin on a par with those who had alcohol or nicotine addictions; and later officially announced to ban Bookies and Casinos from the Russian cities, the search for a more profitable environment began.

A very detailed search lead Storm’s development team to Costa Rica, where after a throughout study they decided that there was no better place to start anew. Storm International plans for Costa Rica have been relatively kept under wraps; however it is known that they are looking forward to open not only their own luxury resort hotel, but also a mega casino complex both schedule to start functioning this year.

You might be asking yourself, how are they going to finish the project so fast? Well they plan to acquire an existing Hotel (San Jose Hotel) and upgrade it to a 4 stars category, expand it to 60 rooms, create a double-casino, and include several restaurants and bars for the customers. They are looking forward to buy an adjacent building to expand the range of services, including the construction of a multilevel parking.

The casino will have 10 gaming tables and an average of 170 slots machines; however the possibility of increasing the extent of the development is still present, as the management could go above the $5 millions that they originally contemplated for the investment.

Mean while back in Russia, the 5 major Casino locations Storm currently owns will be transformed into city offices, commercial outlets and higher-end hotels as the company also looks into diversifying from its gambling roots and venturing into charter jets and yachts for business men.