Kyrgyzstan Proposed Opening Casinos in State-owned Buildings
The Cabinet of Ministers has proposed opening casinos in state-owned buildings, Orda.kz reports, citing Vesti.kg.The relevant bill will be considered in parliament.
According to current legislation, casinos must only be located in hotel complexes with restaurants. Opening gambling establishments in facilities that are fully or partially owned by the state is prohibited.
However, there are hotels in the country that are fully or partially municipally or state-owned.
According to the authorities, the amendments will only be beneficial, attracting investment, creating new jobs, and increasing tax revenues.
Placing gambling establishments in hotels owned by the state and municipalities will not only increase the flow of tourists, but also improve their competitiveness in the domestic and international markets. This will create additional sources of income for the budget, which can be used to develop the republic's tourism infrastructure,the explanatory note says.
Original Author: Raushan Korzhumbekova
Latest news
- Orda.kz Editorial Team to Cease Operations on September 1
- The Price of a Degree: How Students in Kazakhstan Pay for University
- Second Przewalski’s Horse Foal Born as Species Returns to Kazakhstan
- Kazakh Mining Companies Can Recalculate Purchases if Tenge Weakens
- Kazakhstan Names First Vice President in Three Decades
- What Almaty’s Bus Shelters Are Missing
- 400-Truck Queue Builds at Kazakh–Kyrgyz Border
- Kazakhstan Ready to Help Feed and Rebuild Gaza
- Tokayev Establishes New Presidential Security Body
- Almaty Takes Back Its Nearly Century-Old Hippodrome
- No More Guesswork on Savings: Kazakhstan Tightens Energy Audits for Businesses
- Public Money Could Be Used to Rescue Failing Kazakh Banks
- Third Kazakh Woman Reported Missing in Nepal-China Flood Zone
- Falconer Convicted Over 35 Protected Birds, Spared Punishment Under Amnesty
- Kazakh Citizen Detained in Yakutia in Phone Fraud Case
- Yuan Instead of Dollars? KazMunayGas Draws Record Demand in Asia
- China Gains Oil-Market Influence as OPEC+ Weakens
- Kazakhstan to Divide Smartphones Into White, Gray and Black Lists
- Kazakhstan’s Government Formally Resigns as First Kurultai Session Opens
- Rare Lynx Sighting Recorded in Northern Kazakhstan
