Comoros Casinos

Comoros casinos are unfortunately rather thin on the ground. Not all that much of a surprise, of course, as it is indeed a small country with three main (but small) islands and a number of much smaller islets and outcrops. It also has a very odd legal system, a mixture of sharia (or Islamic) law with bits and pieces of the old French colonial system (otherwise known as Napoleonic law).

Given the small population, their intense poverty (the Comoros is one of the poorest countries in the world), and the almost non-existent tourist industry, the absence of a long list of Comoros casinos really shouldn’t be all that surprising. The fact that there are any at all on a few fly specks on the map in the Indian Ocean is something of a surprise, especially given the local penchant for military coups.

The full and complete list of Comoros casinos depends slightly upon whom you ask. All are agreed that there is one in Moroni, the capital, on the largest island, Grande Comore. Called the Itsandra Hotel and Casino, it has, at the last count, 28 slot and video gambling machines and two blackjack tables. There is also, at least according to some reports, another in Moroni,...