KaiRo International’s African journey
1997 – KaiRo International opens its first African casino, The New Africa Hotel and Casino, in the refurbished New Africa Hotel, situated close to the centre of Dar es Salaam, the largest city in Tanzania.
The site offers 78 gaming machines including eight of Novomatic’s Super V+ Gaminators© linked to a Mega Mystery Jackpot reaching up to US$100,000. It offers other new video slots and video poker machines. The offer of three major linked progressive units ensure constant player activity on the floor, says the company. The machines are fitted with online smart card technology and bill acceptors.
The venue’s eight gaming tables include four American roulette and four card tables. The casino also operates an online sports betting lounge in collaboration with Ladbrokes.com.
2000 – KaiRo expands into northern Tanzania by opening the Safari Casino. The venue, at the Arusha Hotel in Arusha, a gateway town to the tourist attractions of the Ngorongoro Crater and the wildlife of The Serengeti National Park, has 19 video slots, four pokers and one roulette machine.
December 2002 – KaiRo opens The Colony Club Casino, set in gardens on a hillside overlooking Blantyre, Malawi‘s second city, following an invitation by the Malawi Development Corporation to help build the country’s gaming sector.
The gaming floor offers three American roulette and four card tables as well as 42 gaming machines including the latest video slots, video pokers and a variety of reel slots.
December 2003 – KaiRo launches the La Palm Casino at the La Palm Royal Beach Hotel in Accra, Ghana. It offers three American roulette and five card tables and a total of 56 gaming machines. In partnership with Ladbrokes.com, the venue also offers online sports betting.
Late 2008 – KaiRo opens the Saigon Lounge at La Palm Casino, featuring 20 of Novomatic’s Super V+ Gaminator slot machines, an eight station Novomatic Multi Roulette, two karaoke rooms and a noodle bar.
