Kazakhstan Casinos
January 18th, 2010 at 6:21
Landlocked Kazakhstan has remained a mystery to the western traveler for many hundred years, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. A number of outsiders have been enlightened on the charisma of this central Asian country, aside from the merchandisers who plied the Silk Road. Still, given that Kazakhstan gained its independence in 1991 and specially under the farsighted and benevolent presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has grown. As the nation blooms, 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 actually twenty-eight such areas. In truth if you are ready for a game, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only casino gambling operations enabled there.
Most notable to the devoted player has to be the former capital and of course largest city in the region, Almaty, that believable Las Vegas of central Asia, showing off not less than 18 casinos and counting. With a rising nine percent enhancement each year, the Kazakh economy has expanded excessively in the last decade and with it the Kazakh craving for the wagering tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is unrecognizable from its previous duration as the first city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought enchantment as well as excitement to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s biggest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this extravagant Kazakhstan casino hotel can claim 26 games tables and 93 slot machines.
What’s more, the rage for on-line poker hasn’t gone neglected in Kazakhstan casinos with the introduction of video poker swiftly becoming a preferred choice. Outside of Almaty, the brave bettor is also served; e.g., the capital Astana has five casinos, the main one in the midst of them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that delights in absolutely no less than 20 card tables. If that is in no way enough for persons, casinos are also located further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, as well as Ust-kamenogorsk. It is clear, then, that the Kazakh fondness for the green baize and clink of chips isn’t stated, due to the fact that the vice-foreign minister not long ago went to Macao and also Hong Kong. The visit was considered to be a "short but fruitful" trip created to study the wagering industries of these towns and empower enthusiasm in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino business. In fact, a likely direct air link has been credited between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which could bolster enthusiasm for this once attractive region soon set to become the desire of the cream of society.