The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you may envision that there would be little affinity for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it seems to be operating the other way around, with the crucial economic conditions leading to a bigger desire to play, to try and discover a fast win, a way from the difficulty.
For nearly all of the locals subsisting on the meager nearby earnings, there are two dominant styles of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lottery where the chances of succeeding are remarkably small, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably big. It’s been said by economists who look at the concept that most don’t purchase a ticket with an actual expectation of hitting. Zimbet is based on one of the domestic or the UK football leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other shoe, pander to the considerably rich of the society and travelers. Until not long ago, there was a extremely big tourist business, founded on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and connected crime have carved into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. 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 has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforementioned mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has shrunk by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected poverty and conflict that has cropped up, it is not known how well the vacationing business which funds Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will be alive until things improve is basically unknown.
October 20th, 2015
Ryan
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