Samba Casino Open for Business

The Casino Simba had their grand opening Saturday night with an invitee list straight from Who’s Who. They literally rolled out the red carpet, with everyone who was anyone there to try their hand at the slot machines.

Their launch party was A list all the way, and their potential clientele were given free gaming chips, a small bag of coins for the slot machines, an open bar, and a peep show of all things. Even though management kept calling it playing instead of gambling, people knew exactly why they were there, and they lined up to play the slot machines.

The event was organized by Owori Events, and the movers and shakers included the Minister of State for Investment, the Mayor of Kampala, several business tycoons, Bobi Wine, Blue*3, Obsessions, socialites, etc. To top it all off, the king of gambling, Kampala Casino’s Bob Kabonero was there as well.

They supposedly spent about $4 million on the casino, and it is the biggest one in the Uganda. It is also the only Pasha Gaming Casino in Africa. The developers say that there is more to come but those that were there Saturday night were hard pressed to figure out what was missing.



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