Landlocked Kazakhstan has been left a mystery to the western traveler for hundreds of years, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. A handful of outsiders have acquainted themselves with the charisma of this central Asian country, apart from the vendors who plied the Silk Road. But, considering that Kazakhstan accomplished its independence in 1991 and especially under the clever and benevolent presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has progressed. As the nation enhances, so do Kazakhstan casinos. Flushed with oil revenue, it’s boom time in the games companies of this long ago soviet republic. There are 7 cities that have amidst them legal casino provisions of which there are actually twenty eight such areas. Indeed if you are hungry for a bet, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only wagering operations at liberty there.
Most notable to the devoted contender should be the long-time capital and grandest city in the region, Almaty, that evident Las Vegas of central Asia, flaunting not less than eighteen casinos and counting. With a climbing 9 per cent development every year, the Kazakh economy has extended immensely in the last ten years and with it the Kazakh craze for the gambling tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is masked from its previous status as the principal city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought style and of course excitement to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s largest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this awesome Kazakhstan casino hotel can claim twenty-six games tables and 93 slots.
What’s more, the fad for web-based poker has not gone overlooked in Kazakhstan casinos with the modernization of video poker quickly becoming a leading preference. Outside of Almaty, the fearless casino player is also served; for example, the capital Astana has 5 casinos, the ace one in the midst of them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that maintains in no way less than 20 card tables. If that is not enough for persons, casinos are also further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, and Ust-kamenogorsk. It is obvious, anyway, that the Kazakh dedication for the green baize and clink of chips is not stated, because the vice-foreign minister a short time ago went to Macao along with Hong Kong. The visit was declared to be a "short but fruitful" trip designed to study the wagering industries of these towns and encourage preference in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino industry. In fact, a possible direct air link has been established between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which may raise eagerness for this once attractive location soon set to become the choice of the elite.
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