The consistent lack in the numbers of, Mozambique’s casinos is in 1 sense somewhat bewildering, in one way or another.

In years before now, the territory was a destination where a lot of South Africans would visit to get away from the astonishingly prohibitory principles on casino gambling (and, it has to be said, mixing with other races) that they had at home. Thus, you can think of somewhat of a flourishing sector to serve that tourist industry.

However, perhaps it isn’t particularly a surprise. The city is evidently the most barren worldwide, having gone through a distressing civil war (followed by crushing floods) from which it is still, very slowly, coming around. This is liable to make a location way less of a tourist location, despite the fact that there is at this moment a thriving scene along a few of the region’s outstanding beaches.

It is at the same time valid that regionally at least, casinos in Mozambique have had to compete with casinos in the freshly liberalized South Africa, consisting of the prominent Sun City founded by the Kerzner family management.

Here is a list of Mozambique’s casinos:

Maputo: Polana Casino Hotel

There are 78 slot machines and also video poker games, 5 tables of American roulette, four blackjack tables, along with a poker table.

Namaacha: Sol Libombos Hotel Casino

There are 40 slot machines, American roulette, as well as 2 tables for poker and punto banco.

It is thought that over time the full tourism industry in Mozambique will grow dramatically. While the local languages are, of course, African, there is also the balance of Portuguese from the old colonial power and the new and growing awakening of English, both from South Africa and as part of the world phenomenon. The country is extremely cheap (evidently, as it is so poor) and as above, has some of the most stunning beaches across the globe, fronting onto the Indian Ocean. Those are the sorts of elements that make tourism representatives drool, and as the country climbs out of its existent slump, it’s likely that not only will tourism expand, but that the list of casinos in Mozambique will grow longer as well.

While the country is skeptical to ever replenish its notoriety as a place for partying South Africans, as there are now other alternatives closer to home for them to indulge in, the elevation of a long distance tourism sector is being outlined. This would be to satisfy Europeans looking for winter sun, as a release from the blues of the Northern Hemisphere winter. Additionally, clearly, the greatest prawns (shrimp) in the world are just offshore, in the Mozambique Channel.