The Republic of Cameroon, located in Central Africa, may not seem the
most obvious destination for those after a trip to the casino, but in
fact for over 30 years, Cameroon casinos have been drawing in the
punters. The country has two cities in which legalized gambling can be
enjoyed, the capital, Yaoundé, located in the center of the country, and
the port of Douala, which is Cameroon's largest city and the capital of
the Littoral province.
Cameroon casinos are mostly located in many of the country's luxury
hotels. The largest casino in the country is in Yaoundé at the Yaoundé
Hilton, in the heart of the center of the capital on Boulevard du 20
Mai. It is open daily from 4 pm to 4 am, and offers gamblers 8 table
games and 60 slot machines. In these luxurious surroundings, residents
and guests of the hotel can play blackjack, roulette, & poker.
Furthermore, when guests tire of gambling, the hotel has 255 rooms, with
four restaurants and two bars and offers the use of a fitness center
and an outdoor swimming pool.
Cameroon's other main casino is in Douala, in the Le Méridien Hotel
Douala, on 35 Avenue des Cocotiers, which overlooks the Wouri River. It
is open from 8 pm to 4 am, and offers three tables of blackjack, two of
roulette, and one for poker. The casino also hosts international poker
tournaments at various times throughout the year. The hotel has 144
rooms, a piano bar, a sauna, and a swimming pool complex.
Not every one of the Cameroon casinos is located in a hotel. Visitors
to Douala for instance can, in addition to the Le Méridien Hotel, enjoy a
flutter at the country's newest gambling center, the Treasure Hunter
casino. The Treasure Hunter is located in the Akwa area's busiest
street, the Boulevard de Liberte. This casino, which was opened by
operator Games World in 2005, was West & Central Africa's first
all-electronic casino, with a "cashless" card system that can be used in
all the gaming machines. In total, it offers 74 slot machines of the
latest design and technology, and its poker machines offer a 96% per
cent payout. The casino's opening hours are from 1 pm to 4 am.
So, although Las Vegas might not be losing any sleep over the
competition from Cameroon, between Yaoundé and Douala, the African
country has more than enough casinos to satisfy almost anyone's gambling
urge.
