The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you could imagine that there would be little affinity for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be working the opposite way, with the critical economic circumstances leading to a larger desire to play, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For almost all of the people living on the tiny local wages, there are 2 popular types of betting, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of profiting are unbelievably low, but then the winnings are also unbelievably big. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the idea that the majority don’t purchase a card with an actual expectation of profiting. Zimbet is based on either the local or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, pander to the exceedingly rich of the society and tourists. Up till not long ago, there was a very big tourist industry, centered on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and associated conflict have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have table games, slot machines and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which offer slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has contracted by more than 40 percent in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and violence that has come to pass, it is not understood how healthy the tourist industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of them will carry through until things get better is basically not known.
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