Take a Gambling Break from Your South African Safari!

Author: Michael Theys

March 22, 2011

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South Africa draws plenty of tourists looking to take part in the safari experience, with guided safari tours of Kruger National Park, Sabi Sands, and the Timbavati Reserve among the most popular. A variety of tours and packages are available, from very pampered, luxurious experiences in private lodges and retreats to much more rustic, realistic experiences where travelers can get up close and personal with animals in the wild.

The fun doesn’t have to end when your safari is finished, though, as South Africa offers a ton of other amazing experience for tourists and travelers. One favorite pastime is to spend some time in one of the many casinos available in South Africa, which offer up a wealth of exciting table games, slots, and poker action. Casinos weren’t legal in South Africa for many years but that changed in the mid 1990s when legal casinos and national lotteries were finally allowed. Gambling is currently very popular in South Africa, with lotto, slot machines, scratch cards, and horseracing getting the most action.

As far as casinos, Sun City – Africa’s Kingdom of Pleasure – is one of the oldest and largest South African casinos, part of a huge entertainment complex that includes four hotels (“The Cabanas Hotel”, “The Cascades Hotel”, “The Sun City Hotel”, and “The Palace of the Lost City Hotel”), casinos, fine restaurants, golf courses, and even a man-made lake with its own beach (Waterworld) or the family favorite “Valley of the Waves” in the Lost City.

The Sun City establishment has two first-rate casino areas open on a daily basis. “The Jungle Casino”, for instance, comprises over 250 slot machines, whilst the “Sun City Hotel Casino” offers well over 330 slot machines as well as American roulette, black jack, punto banco and poker. Confirmed gamblers can use more exclusive facilities such as the “Salon Privé” or the “International Room”, whereas newbies can practice all the basics and skills of gambling at the “Sun City School of Gaming”.

Gold Reef Casino Resorts and Peermont Global also offer popular casinos, in addition to which there are numerous online casinos available that let customers play roulette online without ever leaving the comfort of their home.

While online gambling isn’t quite as exciting as playing live in a South African casino, it’s a convenient and affordable alternative, as a no download casino lets players log on and start playing in just a matter of seconds. Many online casinos also offer generous bonuses for new players that sign up and play, so it’s quite easy to stretch your gambling dollars farther if you play online. You’ll find all your favorite games as well as hundreds more since online casinos are able to offer a much wider range of games than you’ll ever find in a brick-and-mortar casino.

 
 
 

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