Many people do often enquire whether any kind of gambling exists in the realm of Morocco. Definitely there is; all over Morocco there is only one type of legalized gambling and it is casino. However, it has to be said that neither the casino culture nor the gambling players have high status in the country and all these come from the disdain or scorn of the same among the larger society. All other forms of gambling devoid of casinos are prohibited in Morocco and hence, casinos remain the only option.
There are, in point of fact, five casinos in three major cities of Morocco. These cities are Agadir, Marrakesh, and Tangier and the casinos in Agadir are Casino Le Mirage, Shem’s Casino D’Agadir, in Marrakesh are Casino de Marrakesh & Hotel Es Saadi and Le Grand Casino de Mamounia and in Tangier are Movenpick Hotel and Casino Malabata.
What is the largest casino in that case? It ought to be stated that La Mamounia in Marrakesh is the largest casino in Morocco and consists of 37 table games together with 640 slot and video poker and games machines. How did casinos start? How can it thrive in a predominantly Muslim country? These questions are also asked frequently. Well, the answer is also quite clear.
In accordance with many scholars, comparatively liberal form of Islam practiced in Morocco enables the casinos to exist and also thrive in conjunction with general consumption of alcohol. It has to be mentioned that Morocco happens to be one of the major cultivators of cannabis and manufacturers of hashish across the globe. What conclusion can we have from here? All forms of vices are rampant in the domain of the country.
Some Islamic scholars’ term existence of casinos as an ominous European influence but it must also be stated that the country was a part of Carthage and its empire too.