Kazakhstan Casinos
Posted in Casino on 06/05/2008 03:28 am by Jaylon
Landlocked Kazakhstan has been left a mystery to the western traveler for generations, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. Some outsiders have experienced the enchantment of this central Asian country, apart from the merchandisers who plied the Silk Road. Nevertheless, because Kazakhstan gained its independence in 1991 and notably under the astute and favorable presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has progressed. As the nation enhances, so do Kazakhstan casinos. Flushed with oil cash, it’s boom time in the games companies of this former soviet republic. There are seven cities that have amidst them legal casino faculties of which there are precisely twenty eight such spots. Clearly if you are eager for a stake, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only casino operations permitted there.
Most distinguished to the devoted player would be the long-time capital and of course largest city in the region, Almaty, that convincing Las Vegas of central Asia, boasting no less than 18 casinos and counting. With a rising nine per cent increase every year, the Kazakh economy has grown greatly in the last decade and with it the Kazakh desire for the betting tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is shielded from its last existence as the key city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought glamor and of course anticipation to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s largest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this amazing Kazakhstan casino hotel can hold twenty six games tables and 93 coin-operated machines.
What’s more, the craze for Internet poker hasn’t gone unseen in Kazakhstan casinos with the modernization of video poker hurriedly becoming a leading choice. Outside of Almaty, the adventurous casino player is also served; for instance, the capital Astana has 5 casinos, the chief one amongst them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that maintains no less than twenty card tables. If that isn’t actually enough for persons, casinos are also located further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, and also Ust-kamenogorsk. It is very obvious, for that matter, that the Kazakh dedication for the green baize and clink of chips isn’t stated, since the vice-foreign minister recently visited Macao as well as Hong Kong. The visit was reported to be a "short but fruitful" trip devised to study the betting businesses of these towns and instigate interest in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino industry. Indeed, a feasible direct air link has been endorsed between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which should build appetite for this once beautiful spot soon set to become the pick of the cream of society.