The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you might think that there might be very little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it appears to be operating the opposite way, with the critical market circumstances leading to a greater ambition to gamble, to try and discover a quick win, a way out of the crisis.
For many of the citizens living on the meager local earnings, there are two popular types of gambling, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the chances of hitting are surprisingly small, but then the jackpots are also very big. It’s been said by market analysts who study the subject that the lion’s share don’t buy a ticket with an actual expectation of hitting. Zimbet is based on either the local or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, look after the extremely rich of the state and vacationers. Up till a short while ago, there was a extremely large tourist industry, centered on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and associated bloodshed have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which have gaming tables, slots and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which offer gaming machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforestated talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has diminished by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and violence that has arisen, it isn’t known how well the vacationing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry on till things improve is merely unknown.
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