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Prior to 2007, there was a glut of casinos spread around the country of Kazakhstan, catering mainly to the country’s high rollers, and often operating unscrupulously in a poorly regulated market. However, in 2007, the government introduced a new law forcing all casinos to relocate to two gambling zones close to the capital Astana, and the commercial capital Almaty. Since then, more than 500 illegal casinos have been shut down in the capital Astana alone. Nowadays there are 12 or more casinos in the new gambling zone of Kapshagay, close to Almaty, while the Shchuchinsk zone close to Astana houses more casinos. These often come with an entrance fee, making it difficult for all gamblers but high rollers to gain access. Online casinos in Kazakhstan despite confusion over the exact law, with some suggesting that online casinos in Kazakhstan are actually illegal, there appears to be one licensed online casino in Kazakhstan. Altyn Alma is available in the country, and in Russian, and appears to hold a valid license, despite suggestions that the government does not hand them out. However, foreign based websites are not regulated, so any Kazakhstan based gambler looking to enjoy themselves online can easily turn to one of the myriad of websites, many of which are available in Russian.

The Kazakhs are a nominally Muslim people who speak a Turkic language of the Northwest or Kipchak (Qipchaq) group. Less than one-fifth of the more than eight million ethnic Kazakhs live outside Kazakhstan, mainly in Uzbekistan and Russia. During the 19th century about 400,000 Russians flooded into Kazakhstan, and these were supplemented by about 1,000,000 Slavs, Germans, Jews, and others who immigrated to the region during the first third of the 20th century. The immigrants crowded Kazakhs off the best pastures and watered lands, rendering many tribes destitute. Gaming zones of Kazakhstan is a successful example of gambling market localization in the CIS countries. More than forty operating casinos and gambling halls, a lot of betting shops and betting terminals, development of lotteries and online gambling, low prices on purchase of licenses, a steady stream of players, these are some of the reasons to consider the possibility of gambling business opening and expanding in Central Asia. Gaming Congress Kazakhstan will bring together the top management of casinos, manufacturers of gaming equipment, betting companies, owners and developers of online platforms, investors, major developers, and owners of hotel and tourism businesses and will cover all the possibilities that this gambling region can offer to interested business people. However, Kazakhstan remains generally skeptical about computer games and the gaming industry, despite its dominant position in the information technology industry over the past decade. Since emerging from the niche market category, the volume of the global gaming market has boomed, exceeding $67 billion, making it higher than the market volume of the film industry, the article stated.

Prior to 2007, there was a glut of casinos spread around the country of Kazakhstan, catering mainly to the country’s high rollers, and often operating unscrupulously in a poorly regulated market. However, in 2007, the government introduced a new law forcing all casinos to relocate to two gambling zones close to the capital Astana, and the commercial capital Almaty. Since then, more than 500 illegal casinos have been shut down in the capital Astana alone. Nowadays there are 12 or more casinos in the new gambling zone of Kapshagay, close to Almaty, while the Shchuchinsk zone close to Astana houses more casinos. These often come with an entrance fee, making it difficult for all gamblers but high rollers to gain access. Online casinos in Kazakhstan despite confusion over the exact law, with some suggesting that online casinos in Kazakhstan are actually illegal, there appears to be one licensed online casino in Kazakhstan. Altyn Alma is available in the country, and in Russian, and appears to hold a valid license, despite suggestions that the government does not hand them out. However, foreign based websites are not regulated, so any Kazakhstan based gambler looking to enjoy themselves online can easily turn to one of the myriad of websites, many of which are available in Russian.

The Kazakhs are a nominally Muslim people who speak a Turkic language of the Northwest or Kipchak (Qipchaq) group. Less than one-fifth of the more than eight million ethnic Kazakhs live outside Kazakhstan, mainly in Uzbekistan and Russia. During the 19th century about 400,000 Russians flooded into Kazakhstan, and these were supplemented by about 1,000,000 Slavs, Germans, Jews, and others who immigrated to the region during the first third of the 20th century. The immigrants crowded Kazakhs off the best pastures and watered lands, rendering many tribes destitute. Gaming zones of Kazakhstan is a successful example of gambling market localization in the CIS countries. More than forty operating casinos and gambling halls, a lot of betting shops and betting terminals, development of lotteries and online gambling, low prices on purchase of licenses, a steady stream of players, these are some of the reasons to consider the possibility of gambling business opening and expanding in Central Asia. Gaming Congress Kazakhstan will bring together the top management of casinos, manufacturers of gaming equipment, betting companies, owners and developers of online platforms, investors, major developers, and owners of hotel and tourism businesses and will cover all the possibilities that this gambling region can offer to interested business people. However, Kazakhstan remains generally skeptical about computer games and the gaming industry, despite its dominant position in the information technology industry over the past decade. Since emerging from the niche market category, the volume of the global gaming market has boomed, exceeding $67 billion, making it higher than the market volume of the film industry, the article stated.