Natalya Korzhova (born 8 April 1958) is a former

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in the

Government of Kazakhstan The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Үкіметі, tr, ''Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Ükımetı'') oversees a presidential republic. The President of Kazakhstan, currently Kassym- ...

.Kazakhstan's Casinos To Be Restricted To Two Resorts
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Gambling restrictions

The Security Council of Kazakhstan ruled on 13 November 2006 to restrict organized

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in Kazakhstan to

Kapchagai Konaev ( kk, Қонаев; russian: Конаев), previously known as Kapchagay ( kk, Қапчағай, links=no; russian: Капшагай, links=no or ), is a city with the Almaty Region of Kazakhstan. It is located on the Ili River, and has ...

and

Shchuchinsk Shchuchinsk ( kz, Щучинск, ''Şuchinsk''; russian: Щучинск, ) is a city in northern-central Kazakhstan, located 75 kilometres south-east of Kokshetau on Lake Shchuchye. It is the seat of Burabay District (form. Shchuchinsk District) ...

after 1 January 2007. Minister Korzhova said the

Parliament of Kazakhstan The Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan ( kk, Қазақстан Республикасының Парламенті, Qazaqstan Respublikasynyñ Parlamentı; rus, Парламент Республики Казахстан, r=Parliament Res ...

is considering banning

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s outside of those two cities and regional governors will offer other economic opportunities to casino owners in return for shutting down their businesses.

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Nursultan Nazarbayev Nursultan Abishuly Nazarbayev ( kk, Нұрсұлтан Әбішұлы Назарбаев, Nūrsūltan Äbişūlı Nazarbaev, ; born 6 July 1940) is a Kazakh politician and military officer who served as the first President of Kazakhstan, in off ...

signed a law on 12 January 2007 establishing the "legal foundations for organizing the gambling business in Kazakhstan" restricting gambling to the Shchuchinsko-Borovskaya resort area and on the right bank of the Kapshagai water reservoir after 1 April 2007. The law mandates that all casinos must have video surveillance systems with footage kept seven days after taping. Every casino must have a gambling license and at least 20 green cloths and 50 slot machines.Gambling to be permitted only at special places in Kazakhstan
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Trip to China

She traveled with Deputy Prime Minister

Karim Masimov Karim Qazhymqanuly Massimov ( kk, Кәрім Қажымқанұлы Мәсімов, ; born 15 June 1965)Serik Akhmetov Serik Nyghmetuly Akhmetov ( kk, Серік Нығметұлы Ахметов, translit=Serık Nyğmetūly Ahmetov, ; born 25 June 1958) was a Prime Minister of Kazakhstan from 2012 to 2014. He served as the Minister of Defense from April to Octobe ...

, and Energy and Mineral Resources Minister

Baktykozha Izmukhambetov Baktykozha Salakhidenuly Izmukhambetov ( kk, Бақтықожа Салахиденұлы Ізмұхамбетов, ''Baqtyqoja Salahidenūly Izmūhambetov''; born 1 September 1948) is a Kazakh politician who served as the Chair of the Mazhilis from ...

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from 16–17 November 2006 in an effort to boost bilateral relations.China, Kazakhstan strengthen ties
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Eurasian Development Bank

The Majilis ratified an agreement with the

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on 21 December 2006. Korzhova praised the deal for securing the EDB's "status as an international institution."

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and

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created the EDB in January 2006, funded with donations from Russia amounting to

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$1 billion and Kazakh donations amounting to USD 500 million.Kazakhstan’s lower house OKs accord on terms of EDB’s presence
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References

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