{"id":777039325,"date":"2026-03-18T08:37:25","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T11:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777039325"},"modified":"2026-04-21T13:23:56","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T16:23:56","slug":"kazakhstan-approves-new-casino-zones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/kazakhstan-approves-new-casino-zones","title":{"rendered":"Kazakhstan approves new casino zones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new legislation on Kazakh casino zones restricts access to foreign nationals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kazakhstan.- The government of Kazakhstan has approved the creation of new <strong>gambling zones <\/strong>where developers may apply to open casinos targeting <strong>international visitors. <\/strong>According to the country&#8217;s Qazinform News Agency, amendments signed off by <strong>President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev<\/strong> would allow the establishment of land-based casinos in <strong>four regions<\/strong> of the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The changes update the Law On Gambling Business, designating the following new areas where casinos and other gambling facilities may operate:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Mangistau region, along the Caspian Sea coast<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Panfilov district and Lake Alakol in the Zhetysu region<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Talgar district in the Almaty region<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Markakol and Zaisan districts in East Kazakhstan region<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The legislation prohibits gambling establishments from being located in <strong>protected natural reserves<\/strong>, on land of historical or cultural importance, or in areas reserved for defense and national security. Access rules are also clarified in the new amendments, restricting entry to <strong>foreign nationals<\/strong>, stateless persons, and individuals connected to gambling operations in an official capacity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, Kazakhstan permits land-based casinos in only two zones: the city of <strong>Konaev <\/strong>in the Almaty region and the <strong>Shchuchinsk-Borovoye<\/strong> resort area in Akmola region. Venues in these areas may cater to both domestic and foreign players.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/05\/2759906963459231088-jpeg.webp-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/mgm-ceo-says-dubai-resort-could-become-a-casino-in-the-future'>MGM CEO says Dubai resort could host a casino in the future<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The new legislation on Kazakh casino zones restricts access to foreign nationals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":680,"featured_media":777027990,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Kazakhstan has approved new legislation to establish four additional land-based casino zones, primarily targeting international visitors. These amendments to the Law On Gambling Business designate specific regions for development, while crucially restricting access to foreign nationals, stateless persons, and individuals officially connected to gambling operations, a significant departure from existing zones that cater to both domestic and international players. This regulatory shift impacts market access and operational strategy for potential developers and operators.","focusai_entities":"Qazinform News Agency, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev","focusai_location":"Kazakhstan, Mangistau region, Caspian Sea, Panfilov district, Lake Alakol, Zhetysu region, Talgar district, Almaty region, Markakol district, Zaisan district, East Kazakhstan region, Konaev, Shchuchinsk-Borovoye resort area, Akmola region","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (1.0), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), payments_fraud_aml (0.8), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GGR Projections Impact?","query":"What are the specific GGR projections for these new zones, considering the foreign-national-only access restriction and its potential impact on player volume and average spend?"},{"label":"B2B Licensing Framework?","query":"How will the B2B licensing framework and operational compliance requirements for suppliers in these new zones differ from existing Kazakh gambling operations, particularly regarding technology and service provision?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[12436,24887],"class_list":["post-777039325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-casino-news","tag-casinos","tag-kazakhstan"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/680"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777039325"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777039341,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777039325\/revisions\/777039341"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777027990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777039325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777039325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777039325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}