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Casinos in Mozambique
November 9th, 2009 by Quinn
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The consistent insufficiency in the numbers of, Mozambique’s casinos is in a sense quite uncertain, in one way or another.

In past times, the region was a site where several South Africans would visit to get away from the astonishingly prohibitive policies on gambling (and, it has to be said, mixing with other races) that they had at home. So, you could bargain on a concept of a developing location to serve that tourist market.

But, maybe it is not much of a surprise. The region is one of the most destitute on the globe, having been through a gruesome civil war (followed by catastrophic floods) from which it is still, very slowly, pulling through. This tends to make a place less of a travel focal point, although there is now a flourishing setting along some of the state’s stunning beaches.

It is added to that legitimate that regionally to a certain extent, Mozambique’s casinos have had to partake with others in the recently liberalized South Africa, which is inclusive of the exemplary Sun City founded by the Kerzner family corporation.

Here is a list of Mozambique’s casinos:

Maputo: Polana Casino Hotel

There are 78 slot machines as well as video poker games, 5 tables of American roulette, 4 blackjack tables, along with one poker table.

Namaacha: Sol Libombos Hotel Casino

There are 40 slot machines, American roulette, and also two tables for poker and also punto banco.

It is thought that over time the complete tourism business in Mozambique will flourish productively. While the local languages are, obviously, African, there is added to that the remnant of Portuguese from the old colonial power and the new and escalating introduction of English, both from South Africa and as part of the global phenomenon. The country is extremely cheap (evidently, as it is extremely poor) and as above, has some of the most captivating beaches across the globe, fronting onto the Indian Ocean. Those are the combination of things that make tourism agents drool, and as the country elevates out of its present slump, it’s likely that not only will tourism grow, but that the list of Mozambique’s casinos will grow longer as well.

While the country is skeptical to ever recapture its reputation as a target for partying South Africans, as there are now other options closer to home for them to revel in, the expansion of a long distance tourism industry is being arranged. This would be to accommodate Europeans looking for winter sun, as a break from the distress of the Northern Hemisphere winter. In addition, evidently, the greatest prawns (shrimp) over the world are just offshore, in the Mozambique Channel.


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