Kazakhstan Casinos
January 26th, 2010 at 17:21
Landlocked Kazakhstan has been left a mystery to the western traveler for hundreds of years, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. Some outsiders have experienced the charisma of this central Asian country, apart from the vendors who plied the Silk Road. Still, due to the fact that Kazakhstan gained its independence in 1991 and above all under the intelligent and warmhearted presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has expanded. As the nation blooms, so do Kazakhstan casinos. Flushed with oil cash, it’s boom time in the games associations of this prior soviet republic. There are seven cities that have amidst them legal casino provisions of which there are actually twenty eight such venues. In truth if you are aspiring for a stake, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only gaming operations permitted there.
Most notable to the faithful gamer would be the long-time capital as well as the exorbitant city in the country, Almaty, that veritable Las Vegas of central Asia, exhibiting no less than 18 casinos and counting. With an escalating 9% increase each year, the Kazakh economy has heightened greatly in the last 10 years and with it the Kazakh desire for the wagering tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is unrecognizable from its previous time as the chief city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought enchantment along with thrill 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 display 26 games tables and ninety-three slot machines.
What’s more, the craze for web poker hasn’t gone disregarded in Kazakhstan casinos with the modernization of video poker hurriedly becoming a top choice. Outside of Almaty, the intrepid gamer is also served; for example, the capital Astana has 5 casinos, the premium one in the midst of them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that holds in no way less than twenty card tables. If that is not actually enough for gamers, casinos are also to be found further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, and also Ust-kamenogorsk. It is clear, however, that the Kazakh dedication for the green baize and clink of chips is not stated, since the vice-foreign minister lately went to Macao along with Hong Kong. The visit was reported to be a "short but fruitful" trip designed to study the gaming industries of these towns and instigate enthusiasm in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino industry. In fact, a likely direct air link has been credited between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which would boost enthusiasm for this once alluring place soon set to become the preference of the cream of society.