Casinos in Kazakhstan
March 19th, 2010 at 9:21
Landlocked Kazakhstan has lasted as a mystery to the western traveler for ages, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. Some outsiders have been enlightened on the charisma of this central Asian country, other than the salespersons who plied the Silk Road. Yet, considering that Kazakhstan gained its independence in 1991 and particularly under the astute and unselfish presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has expanded. As the nation develops, so do Kazakhstan casinos. Flushed with oil dollars, it’s boom time in the wagering businesses of this long ago soviet republic. There are 7 cities that have among them legal casino accommodations of which there are specifically twenty eight such spots. Actually if you are passionate for a game, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only casino operations justified there.
Most acclaimed to the dedicated casino player should be the former capital as well as the largest city in the area, Almaty, that realistic Las Vegas of central Asia, flaunting not less than eighteen casinos and counting. With a rising 9% boost annually, the Kazakh economy has enhanced excessively in the last ten yrs. and with it the Kazakh craze for the casino tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is hidden from its last days as the core city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought enchantment in addition fascination to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s largest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this fabulous Kazakhstan casino hotel can maintain twenty six games tables and ninety three slot machine games.
What’s more, the fad for on-line poker has not gone disregarded in Kazakhstan casinos with the advancement of video poker rapidly becoming a leading choice. Outside of Almaty, the adventurous bettor is also served; for e.g., the capital Astana has five casinos, the chief one in the midst of them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that maintains absolutely no less than twenty card tables. If that is not nearly enough for you, casinos are also further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, and Ust-kamenogorsk. It is very obvious, anyway, that the Kazakh dedication for the green baize and clink of chips isn’t stated, because the vice-foreign minister not long ago visited Macao along with Hong Kong. The visit was declared to be a "short but fruitful" trip developed to study the gaming resources of these towns and impel interest in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino business. Actually, a potential direct air link has been touted between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which should boost desire for this once alluring destination soon set to become the pick of the cream of society.