Third Eastern Economic Forum, will be easier for some visitors from Asia and the Persian Gulf to visit.

Eight casinos are planned to open next, with Nagakov's $350 million beach resort project expected. Two of the planned projects may have fallen through recently, but no firm statement has been made about their fate.

The four-day visa invitation countries with one renewal option are Algeria, Bahrain, Iran, Qatar, China, Japan, India, Singapore, North Korea. Brunei. Mexico. UAE. Oman. Saudi Arabia. Kuwait. Morocco. Tunisia and Turkiye are restricted from traveling to Primorsky Krai region.

The warm relationship between Russia and Iran has created charter flights to the country and travel from Iran has grown rapidly over the past few years. "About 80,000 visas were issued for Iranians in the first 10 months of 2016 compared to 40,000 issued throughout 2015," Yevgeny Ivanov, director of the Russian Foreign Ministry's consular department, told Tasnim news agency recently, adding that Russia eventually plans to offer most Iranian citizens visa-free travel, a privilege currently reserved for diplomatic passport holders.

Rich visitors from other oil-rich Persian Gulf countries will be able to make up for the lack of game sales with sheer fresh numbers.

China and Japan could make up the majority of new visitors. Chinese tourists traveling in groups of three or more can already use the relaxed visa program.

"The e-visa will make life easier, especially for businessmen and those who visit Russia alone," Irina Turina, a spokesman for the Russian Federation of Tourism Industry, was quoted as telling the Asia Times recently.

The number of visitors to the region from China increased by 15% to nearly 1.3 million, surpassing visits from 17 other countries.

The influx of visitors will inevitably improve the performance of the existing Tigre de Cristal and supply it to the upcoming resort. Daiwa Securities Group released a report that it believes Tigre de Cristal will generate $150 million in revenue this year and will reach nearly $1.3 billion. As other resorts open, there should be a "cluster effect" that makes the Maritime Unified Entertainment Zone an attraction for visitors, especially the untapped northern Chinese market.

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