The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you might envision that there might be little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it appears to be operating the other way around, with the desperate economic circumstances creating a higher eagerness to gamble, to try and discover a fast win, a way out of the difficulty.
For many of the locals surviving on the meager local earnings, there are two common styles of betting, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the odds of hitting are remarkably low, but then the jackpots are also extremely big. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the concept that most do not buy a ticket with a real belief of hitting. Zimbet is built on either the national or the UK soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, look after the considerably rich of the society and vacationers. Up until recently, there was a very substantial tourist industry, based on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and connected conflict have carved into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer table games, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has contracted by beyond 40 percent in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and conflict that has cropped up, it isn’t known how healthy the sightseeing business which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry through till things improve is merely unknown.
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