Kazakhstan Casinos
Friday, 11. July 2008
Landlocked Kazakhstan has existed as a mystery to the western traveler for hundreds of years, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. Several outsiders have been enlightened on the enchantment of this central Asian country, other than the merchants who plied the Silk Road. Yet, considering that Kazakhstan gained its independence in 1991 and particularly under the ingenious and accommodating 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 gambling corporations of this previous soviet republic. There are 7 cities that have within them legal casino resources of which there are actually twenty-eight such hangouts. Actually if you are ready for a challenge, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only gaming operations allowed there.
Most critical to the dedicated casino player will have to be the long-time capital and biggest city in the area, Almaty, that believable Las Vegas of central Asia, flaunting no less than eighteen casinos and counting. With a rising 9% upsurge per annum, the Kazakh economy has expanded immensely in the last 10 yrs. and with it the Kazakh craze for the betting tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is unrecognizable from its previous days as the principal city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought style along with excitement to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s greatest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this extravagant Kazakhstan casino hotel can claim 26 games tables and ninety three slots.
What’s more, the infatuation for web poker hasn’t gone disregarded in Kazakhstan casinos with the advancement of video poker hastily becoming a leading preference. Outside of Almaty, the fearless contender is also served; as an example, the capital Astana has five casinos, the premium one amidst them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that delights in absolutely no less than twenty card tables. If that is not enough for gamers, casinos are also located further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, along with Ust-kamenogorsk. It is clear, regardless, that the Kazakh adoration for the green baize and clink of chips isn’t stated, due to the fact that the vice-foreign minister a short time ago visited Macao along with Hong Kong. The visit was announced to be a "short but fruitful" trip constructed to study the games market of these towns and impel preference in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino business. Certainly, a plausible direct air link has been noted between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which could bolster desire for this once exotic location soon set to become the preference of the in-crowd.
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