Anyone who believed back in 2007 that making the small town of Kapchagai one of Kazakhstan’s two licensed centres for casinos would transform it from a dead factory town will be disappointed.
The first of Goa’s planned casino boats should be ready to start operations on Goa’s Mandovi River by late January, although whether they will be able to catch the end of Goa’s high season looks increasingly dependent on the whim of the regional government.
With an economy growing at 9.6 percent per year and a growing cadre of dollar millionaires, India is a juicy prize for the gaming industry. However, India’s central government has devolved gambling legislation to a state level, and there are no signs of a relaxation of the ban in 25 of its 28 states. In the three others, change is proving hard to negotiate.
