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The basic insufficiency in the numbers of, Mozambique’s casinos is in a sense quite questionable, in one way or another.

In past times, the territory was a site where many South Africans would drop by to disappear from the astonishingly prohibitory protocols on gambling (and, it has to be said, mixing with other races) that they had at home. Therefore, you would anticipate somewhat of a thriving area to accommodate that tourist trade.

Still, maybe it is not all that much of an amazement. The state is certainly the most bankrupt world wide, having been through a horrifying civil war (followed by damaging floods) from which it is still, very slowly, getting back on its feet. This could make a place less of a travel focal point, even though there is currently a inviting environment along some of the city’s attractive beaches.

It is added to that confirmed that regionally at a minimum, Mozambique’s casinos have had to contend with many others in the recently liberalized South Africa, which is inclusive of the famous 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 and video poker games, 5 tables of American roulette, 4 blackjack tables, along with 1 poker table.

Namaacha: Sol Libombos Hotel Casino

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

It is thought that over time the whole tourism business in Mozambique will build conclusively. While the local languages are, of course, African, there is at the same time the balance of Portuguese from the old colonial power and the fresh and accelerating origin of English, both from South Africa and as part of the worldly phenomenon. The country is quite cheap (naturally, as it is really poor) and as above, has some of the most outstanding beaches world wide, fronting onto the Indian Ocean. Those are the class of features that make tourism management drool, and as the country elevates out of its current slump, it is likely that not only will tourism blossom, but that the list of casinos in Mozambique will grow longer as well.

While the country is skeptical to ever recapture its distinction as a focal point for partying South Africans, as there are now other choices closer to home for them to engross in, the elevation of a long distance tourism sector is being set-up. This would be to cater to Europeans seeking winter sun, as a retreat from the distress of the Northern Hemisphere winter. And, to top it off, the finest prawns (shrimp) on the planet come from just offshore, in the Mozambique Channel.