Landlocked Kazakhstan has lasted as a mystery to the western traveler for centuries, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. A handful of outsiders have acquainted themselves with the fascination of this central Asian country, besides the merchants who plied the Silk Road. Yet, since Kazakhstan achieved its independence in 1991 and above all under the astute and accommodating presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has developed. As the nation blooms, so do Kazakhstan casinos. Flushed with oil dollars, it’s boom time in the gambling associations of this long ago soviet republic. There are 7 cities that have amidst them legal casino facilities of which there are for certain twenty-eight such hangouts. Clearly if you are hungry for a gamble, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only casino gambling operations authorized there.
Most critical to the inclined player has to be the one-time capital as well as the grandest city in the country, Almaty, that realistic Las Vegas of central Asia, showing off no less than 18 casinos and counting. With a soaring 9 percent development every year, the Kazakh economy has heightened hugely in the last 10 years and with it the Kazakh desire for the gaming tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is not recognizable from its previous period as the central city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought enchantment along with exhilaration to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s largest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this exceptional Kazakhstan casino hotel can maintain twenty-six games tables and 93 slot 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 intrepid player is also served; e.g., the capital Astana has 5 casinos, the premium one amongst them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that boasts definitely no less than twenty card tables. If that is not actually enough for individuals, casinos are in fact located further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, and also Ust-kamenogorsk. It is obvious, in any case, that the Kazakh adoration for the green baize and clink of chips is not stated, because the vice-foreign minister a short time ago visited Macao and also Hong Kong. The visit was certified to be a "short but fruitful" trip devised to study the betting industries of these towns and instigate enthusiasm in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino business. In fact, a feasible direct air link has been endorsed between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which should elevate desire for this once attractive location soon set to become the choice of the cream of society.
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