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Landlocked Kazakhstan has been left a mystery to the western traveler for centuries, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. Several outsiders have been enlightened on the appeal of this central Asian country, aside from the salespersons who plied the Silk Road. Still, due to the fact that Kazakhstan achieved its independence in 1991 and specifically under the astute and accommodating presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has expanded. As the nation flourishes, so do Kazakhstan casinos. Flushed with oil revenue, it’s boom time in the betting establishments of this former soviet republic. There are seven cities that have among them legal casino faculties of which there are exactly twenty-eight such hangouts. Clearly if you are craving for a wager, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only gaming operations at liberty there.

Most distinguished to the dedicated player would be the former capital and of course colossal city in the country, Almaty, that veritable Las Vegas of central Asia, boasting not less than eighteen casinos and counting. With a rising 9% increase every year, the Kazakh economy has extended exceptionally in the last decade and with it the Kazakh craze for the casino tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is shielded from its prior period as the first city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought refinement and exhilaration to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s grandest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this extravagant Kazakhstan casino hotel can exhibit 26 games tables and ninety-three coin-operated machines.

What’s more, the frenzy for web poker hasn’t gone unseen in Kazakhstan casinos with the breakthrough of video poker hurriedly becoming a leading preference. Outside of Almaty, the high-spirited contender is also served; for instance, the capital Astana has 5 casinos, the ace one in the midst of them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that boasts not less than 20 card tables. If that isn’t actually enough for gamers, casinos are also to be found further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, also Ust-kamenogorsk. It is obvious, for that matter, that the Kazakh fondness for the green baize and clink of chips isn’t stated, seeing as the vice-foreign minister a short while ago visited Macao and also Hong Kong. The visit was announced to be a "short but fruitful" trip created to study the wagering market of these towns and instigate appeal in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino industry. In fact, a probable direct air link has been touted between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which could build desire for this once captivating region soon set to become the desire of the elite.

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