Landlocked Kazakhstan has prolonged to be a mystery to the western traveler for ages, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. A handful of outsiders have acquainted themselves with the attraction of this central Asian country, besides the salespersons who plied the Silk Road. Regardless, since Kazakhstan achieved its independence in 1991 and specially under the clever and unselfish presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has expanded. As the nation blossoms, so do Kazakhstan casinos. Flushed with oil money, it’s boom time in the gaming companies of this long ago soviet republic. There are seven cities that have within them legal casino provisions of which there are exactly twenty eight such spots. Clearly if you are craving for a game, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only casino operations authorized there.
Most acclaimed to the dedicated gambler would be the long-time capital and of course colossal city in the area, Almaty, that evident Las Vegas of central Asia, showing off no less than eighteen casinos and counting. With an escalating 9 percent increase every year, the Kazakh economy has expanded excessively in the last 10 years and with it the Kazakh appetite for the wagering tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is unrecognizable from its prior status as the central city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought glamor as well as anticipation to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s greatest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this awesome Kazakhstan casino hotel can display twenty six games tables and ninety three slots.
What’s more, the mania for web-based poker has not gone unnoticed in Kazakhstan casinos with the development of video poker fast becoming a preferred choice. Outside of Almaty, the intrepid bettor is also served; for example, the capital Astana has 5 casinos, the chief one in the midst of them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that maintains no less than 20 card tables. If that is not nearly enough for individuals, casinos are also further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, and Ust-kamenogorsk. It is apparent, in any case, that the Kazakh fondness for the green baize and clink of chips is not stated, given that the vice-foreign minister recently went to Macao along with Hong Kong. The visit was announced to be a "short but fruitful" trip devised to study the gambling industries of these towns and impel interest in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino business. In reality, a probable direct air link has been publicized between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which might boost interest for this once beautiful place soon set to become the pick of the popular crowd.
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