Casinos in Kazakhstan
by Jakayla on Nov.20, 2009, under Casino
Landlocked Kazakhstan has remained a mystery to the western traveler for hundreds of years, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. Several outsiders have acquainted themselves with the charisma of this central Asian country, besides the vendors who plied the Silk Road. Nevertheless, since Kazakhstan gained its independence in 1991 and especially under the farsighted and noble presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has progressed. As the nation thrives, so do Kazakhstan casinos. Flushed with oil capital, it’s boom time in the playing businesses of this former soviet republic. There are 7 cities that have among them legal casino faculties of which there are precisely 28 such places. Indeed if you are aspiring for a stake, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only casino operations at liberty there.
Most distinguished to the faithful gambler has to be the passed capital and of course greatest city in the area, Almaty, that apparent Las Vegas of central Asia, exhibiting not less than eighteen casinos and counting. With a rising 9 per cent development every year, the Kazakh economy has extended excessively in the last ten yrs. and with it the Kazakh craving for the casino tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is not recognizable from its preceding existence as the core city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought elegance along with fascination to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s largest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this awesome Kazakhstan casino hotel can display twenty-six games tables and ninety-three gaming machines.
What’s more, the infatuation for web-based poker hasn’t gone unnoticed in Kazakhstan casinos with the development of video poker rapidly becoming a leading preference. Outside of Almaty, the invincible bettor is also served; as a reference, the capital Astana has 5 casinos, the key one among them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that enjoys absolutely no less than 20 card tables. If that is not enough for individuals, casinos are in fact located further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, and Ust-kamenogorsk. It is distinct, regardless, that the Kazakh dedication for the green baize and clink of chips is not stated, given that the vice-foreign minister a short while ago went to Macao and Hong Kong. The visit was reported to be a "short but fruitful" trip constructed to study the gambling industries of these towns and empower enthusiasm in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino industry. As a matter of fact, a feasible direct air link has been touted between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which would build willingness for this once alluring place soon set to become the preference of the in-crowd.
