The consistent insufficiency in the numbers of, Mozambique’s casinos is in 1 sense more or less baffling, in one way or another.
In past times, the city was a place where several South Africans would visit to escape from the astonishingly restrictive principles on gaming (and, it has to be said, mixing with other races) that they had at home. Therefore, you can bargain on a aura of a thriving spot to cater to that tourist trade.
However, maybe it isn’t particularly a bombshell. The nation is evidently the most deficient worldwide, having been through a distressing civil war (followed by catastrophic floods) from which it is still, very slowly, bouncing back. This tends to make a location a lot less of a vacation focal point, even though there is currently a developing display along a few of the territory’s captivating beaches.
It is at the same time valid that regionally at the very least, Mozambique’s casinos have had to partake with others in the newly liberalized South Africa, inclusive of the recognized Sun City founded by the Kerzner family organization.
Here’s a list of Mozambique’s casinos:
Maputo: Polana Casino Hotel
There are seventy-eight slot machines and video poker games, 5 tables of American roulette, 4 blackjack tables, and a poker table.
Namaacha: Sol Libombos Hotel Casino
There are 40 slot machines, American roulette, and 2 tables for poker as well as punto banco.
It is thought that over time the total tourism sector in Mozambique will build productively. While the local languages are, of course, African, there is at the same time the portion of Portuguese from the old colonial power and the current and growing awakening of English, both from South Africa and as part of the world-wide phenomenon. The country is very cheap (evidently, as it is so poor) and as above, has some of the most stunning beaches worldwide, fronting onto the Indian Ocean. Those are the sorts of assets that make tourism officials drool, and as the country climbs out of its prevailing slump, it is likely that not only will tourism grow, but that the list of casinos in Mozambique will grow longer also.
While the country is not likely to ever replenish its distinction as a place for partying South Africans, as there are now other options closer to home for them to indulge in, the growth of a long distance tourism industry is being outlined. This would be to cater to Europeans hopeful for winter sun, as a release from the bleakness of the Northern Hemisphere winter. Plus, evidently, the greatest prawns (shrimp) worldwide derive from just offshore, in the Mozambique Channel.