Casino Tourism in Kenya to Pick-up Amid Covid-19 Crisis

Kenya is one of the sorted environments for the gambling business over the years. It is interesting to know that the Kenyan government as agreed to reopen its international airspace for commercial flight starting from August 1st.

The country has been lockdown over three months and a half due to the Covid-19 pandemic crisis that as plaque many businesses globally. Whereas job loss has been on a rampage across all boards, the gambling industry is one sector that has been affected in the country with the Kenya economy now in the doldrums, according to the local news agency Nation Media Group. However, Kenya President Uhuru Kenyatta promised to review then relax months-long Covid-19 lockdown and travel restrictions that have existed for more than three months.

However, the opening up Kenya’s air space expected to boost and then raise the number of tourists and leisure and casino businesses in the country. Kenya is known as East Africa’s tourist hub by its high standard. It boasts one of the top hospitality and beautiful surroundings simultaneously, one of the advanced economies and a lot of technical innovation and startups in East Africa. The service sector is one of the biggest economic boosters in the country which the tourism sector contributes about 60 percent of the country’s GDP and according to Reuters culminated in a rise in its foreign earnings from the tourism sector by 3.9 percent last year to 163.56 billion Shillings ($1.61 billion).

Though it is exciting news for the casino operators, significant numbers of the casino outlets are attached to Hotels, Resorts, and Bars, most of which depend on tourism to survive. In contrast, in 2019, only the country recorded over 2 million tourists, according to the statement by Tourism Minister Najib Balala.

Further, the Minister said the country as also been listed among the 80 global destinations certified and authorized to use the (WTTC) World Travel and Tourism Council “Safe Travel Stamp” and Kenya’s tourism marketing brand, the magical Kenya logo amid Covid-19 crisis. However, Kenya is one of the top casino markets in Africa and boasts some of the appealing casino outlets in East Africa when it comes to the casino scene. The gambling industry has been on the rise over the past several years, which recorded gambling generated revenue in the tune of KES 2.3 billion in revenue. It expects that Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) releases its new report for 2019 by the time it will over shy the previous record. Still, Kenya has some of the intriguing casinos you could find in East Africa, not to mention them, including Casino Malindi, which is not too far from Malindi Airport. They are Florida Casino in Mombasa, and Golden key Casino, which are close to Moi International Airport. Bollywood Casino, InterContinental Hotel Nairobi Casino, and Safari Park Hotel, respectively, are not too far from Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

Therefore, as stated above, according to the local publication report, noted the rise in Kenya casino growth revenue could link to the increased number of tourists in the country and while most of the foreign visitors are the biggest customers for casino operators in Kenya. Although, with the country set to open its international airspace from August 1st. It is obliviously exciting news for casino operators because some of its biggest customers are tourists.

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Author E-play Africa, sports betting reviews, thoughtful leardership articles in Africa gambling industry, marketing gaming platforms in Africa with strong networking relationship with gaming operators in Africa, Expertise in PR, marketing communication, and consultant on gaming in Africa.