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Landlocked Kazakhstan has existed as a mystery to the western traveler for hundreds of years, unknown from the pages of Marco Polo or Kipling. Some outsiders have acquainted themselves with the fascination of this central Asian country, other than the merchants who plied the Silk Road. Regardless, since Kazakhstan achieved its independence in 1991 and specially under the intelligent and favorable presidency of Nursultan Nazarbayev, the country has grown. As the nation flourishes, so do Kazakhstan casinos. Flushed with oil cash, it’s boom time in the games establishments of this one-time soviet republic. There are 7 cities that have amidst them legal casino faculties of which there are actually twenty-eight such locations. Certainly if you are passionate for a challenge, the tables are the only game in town, as Kazakhstan casinos are the only gambling operations justified there.

Most crucial to the devoted gambler should be the former capital and also greatest city in the area, Almaty, that veritable Las Vegas of central Asia, exhibiting no less than 18 casinos and counting. With a rising 9 per cent development annually, the Kazakh economy has grown enormously in the last 10 years and with it the Kazakh aspiration for the wagering tables. The cosmopolitan, multi-ethnic, multinational city of Almaty is invisible from its preceding time as the central city of a grey Soviet satellite state. New wealth has brought style and thrill to the place, a fact best embodied by the city’s biggest casino, Casino Viva. One of a chain, this exceptional Kazakhstan casino hotel can exhibit twenty six games tables and 93 slot machine games.

What’s more, the craze for on-line poker has not gone unnoticed in Kazakhstan casinos with the innovation of video poker quickly becoming a preferred choice. Outside of Almaty, the invincible gamer is also served; for example, the capital Astana has 5 casinos, the premium one in the midst of them being one of the Casino Zodiak chain that holds no less than twenty card tables. If that is not enough for individuals, casinos are in fact located further afield in the cities of Aktobe, Kokshetau, Pavlodar, Shimkent, and Ust-kamenogorsk. It is distinct, however, that the Kazakh favoritism for the green baize and clink of chips isn’t stated, given that the vice-foreign minister in recent times visited Macao and also Hong Kong. The visit was declared to be a "short but fruitful" trip created to study the wagering industries of these towns and encourage interest in Kazakhstan’s nascent casino industry. Actually, a feasible direct air link has been publicized between Almaty and Hong Kong or Macao, which should bolster interest for this once attractive region soon set to become the favorite of the in-crowd.