1 Feb 10

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Landlocked Kazakhstan has remained a mystery to the western traveler for many hundred years, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. Some outsiders have been enlightened on the fascination of this central Asian country, aside from the merchants who plied the Silk Road. But, since Kazakhstan obtained its independence in 1991 and notably under the clever and warmhearted presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has progressed. As the nation enhances, so do Kazakhstan casinos. Flushed with oil capital, it’s boom time in the gambling establishments of this previous soviet republic. There are 7 cities that have amidst them legal casino provisions of which there are exactly 28 such places. In truth if you are ready for a gamble, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only gaming operations allowed there.

Most critical to the faithful gambler must be the previous capital as well as the largest city in the country, Almaty, that believable Las Vegas of central Asia, showing off no less than eighteen casinos and counting. With a rising 9% boost annually, the Kazakh economy has extended greatly in the last ten years and with it the Kazakh appetite for the gaming tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is hidden from its last days as the principal city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought glamor along with exhilaration to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s largest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this fantastic Kazakhstan casino hotel can exhibit twenty-six games tables and ninety three slots.

What’s more, the mania for cyber poker has not gone disregarded in Kazakhstan casinos with the innovation of video poker hastily becoming a leading preference. Outside of Almaty, the high-spirited casino player is also served; for e.g., the capital Astana has 5 casinos, the key one amongst them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that boasts definitely no less than 20 card tables. If that is not enough for you, casinos are also located further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, along with Ust-kamenogorsk. It is very obvious, for that matter, that the Kazakh delight for the green baize and clink of chips is not stated, since the vice-foreign minister recently visited Macao along with Hong Kong. The visit was announced to be a "short but fruitful" trip put together to study the games market of these towns and empower preference in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino industry. In fact, a likely direct air link has been established between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which may boost willingness for this once exotic location soon set to become the preference of the popular crowd.


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