Casinos in Kazakhstan

by Eduardo on January 12th, 2010

Landlocked Kazakhstan has remained a mystery to the western traveler for ages, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. A couple of outsiders have experienced the charisma of this central Asian country, other than the sellers who plied the Silk Road. But, due to the fact that Kazakhstan attained its independence in 1991 and particularly under the farsighted and favorable presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has developed. As the nation thrives, so do Kazakhstan casinos. Flushed with oil capital, it’s boom time in the games companies of this one-time soviet republic. There are seven cities that have amid them legal casino capacities of which there are actually twenty eight such spots. Indeed if you are hungry for a stake, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only wagering operations allowed there.

Most crucial to the dedicated casino player must be the previous capital as well as the biggest city in the region, Almaty, that evident Las Vegas of central Asia, boasting not less than eighteen casinos and counting. With a rising nine per cent upsurge every year, the Kazakh economy has enhanced hugely in the last 10 yrs. and with it the Kazakh craze for the gaming tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is invisible from its preceding period as the first city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought enchantment and fascination to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s largest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this extravagant Kazakhstan casino hotel can maintain twenty six games tables and ninety-three slots.

What’s more, the infatuation for Internet poker has not gone unnoticed in Kazakhstan casinos with the innovation of video poker quickly becoming a favorite. Outside of Almaty, the adventurous casino player is also served; as an example, the capital Astana has 5 casinos, the better one among them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that boasts definitely no less than 20 card tables. If that is not enough for persons, casinos are in fact located further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, and also Ust-kamenogorsk. It is very obvious, however, that the Kazakh adoration for the green baize and clink of chips isn’t stated, given that the vice-foreign minister lately visited Macao and Hong Kong. The visit was considered to be a "short but fruitful" trip constructed to study the gambling market of these towns and encourage appeal in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino business. In fact, a feasible direct air link has been noted between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which should lift interest for this once alluring region soon set to become the alternative of the right people.

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