Casinos in Kazakhstan


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Landlocked Kazakhstan has continued to be a mystery to the western traveler for generations, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. A couple of outsiders have acquainted themselves with the charms of this central Asian country, aside from the merchants who plied the Silk Road. Yet, considering that Kazakhstan accomplished its independence in 1991 and specially under the farsighted and accommodating presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has developed. As the nation develops, so do Kazakhstan casinos. Flushed with oil currency, it’s boom time in the playing corporations of this long ago soviet republic. There are seven cities that have within them legal casino provisions of which there are specifically 28 such locations. Definitely if you are eager for a wager, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only betting operations allowed there.

Most celebrated to the dedicated casino player would be the long-time capital and also biggest city in the country, Almaty, that veritable Las Vegas of central Asia, boasting not less than 18 casinos and counting. With an elevating 9 percent increase each year, the Kazakh economy has developed hugely in the last ten yrs. and with it the Kazakh craze for the casino tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is hidden from its prior duration as the chief city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought refinement along with fascination to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s biggest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this awesome Kazakhstan casino hotel can have 26 games tables and 93 slot games.

What’s more, the craze for Internet poker hasn’t gone without observation in Kazakhstan casinos with the breakthrough of video poker rapidly becoming a crowd pleaser. Outside of Almaty, the high-spirited casino player is also served; as an example, the capital Astana has 5 casinos, the premium one amongst them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that holds no less than twenty card tables. If that is not nearly enough for individuals, casinos are also located further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, and also Ust-kamenogorsk. It is very clear, however, that the Kazakh fondness for the green baize and clink of chips is not stated, given that the vice-foreign minister a short while ago visited Macao and Hong Kong. The visit was announced to be a "short but fruitful" trip put together to study the betting industries of these towns and arouse favor in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino business. As a matter of fact, a possible direct air link has been touted between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which would bolster desire for this once beautiful region soon set to become the pick of the cream of society.

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