Casinos in Kazakhstan
Posted in Casino on 02/07/2010 07:21 am by Marc
Landlocked Kazakhstan has continued to be a mystery to the western traveler for hundreds of years, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. A number of outsiders have acquainted themselves with the appeal of this central Asian country, other than the salespersons who plied the Silk Road. Regardless, given that Kazakhstan acquired its independence in 1991 and notably under the insightful and accommodating presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has expanded. As the nation thrives, so do Kazakhstan casinos. Flushed with oil money, it’s boom time in the gambling companies of this previous soviet republic. There are seven cities that have within them legal casino faculties of which there are exactly twenty eight such hangouts. Actually if you are passionate for a bet, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only casino gambling operations enabled there.
Most celebrated to the faithful gambler should be the one-time capital and largest city in the area, Almaty, that believable Las Vegas of central Asia, claiming not less than eighteen casinos and counting. With a climbing nine per cent growth every year, the Kazakh economy has developed excessively in the last decade and with it the Kazakh craze for the gaming tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is shielded from its preceding existence as the key city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought enchantment and of course exhilaration to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s grandest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this fabulous Kazakhstan casino hotel can hold twenty-six games tables and ninety-three slots.
What’s more, the frenzy for cyber poker has not gone without observation in Kazakhstan casinos with the development of video poker rapidly becoming a preferred choice. Outside of Almaty, the high-spirited casino player is also served; for instance, the capital Astana has five casinos, the better one amongst them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that maintains in no way less than 20 card tables. If that is not actually enough for persons, casinos are also located further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, and Ust-kamenogorsk. It is obvious, however, that the Kazakh adoration for the green baize and clink of chips isn’t stated, given that the vice-foreign minister in recent times visited Macao and also Hong Kong. The visit was expressed to be a "short but fruitful" trip developed to study the wagering industries of these towns and alleviate enthusiasm in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino business. As a matter of fact, a feasible direct air link has been touted between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which could raise interest for this once alluring location soon set to become the favorite of the elite.