The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you might think that there might be very little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it appears to be operating the other way, with the desperate economic circumstances creating a bigger desire to play, to attempt to find a quick win, a way from the situation.
For most of the people surviving on the meager local money, there are 2 established styles of gaming, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lotto where the chances of hitting are unbelievably small, but then the prizes are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by economists who look at the idea that most don’t buy a ticket with a real assumption of winning. Zimbet is centered on either the domestic or the British football divisions and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, pander to the extremely rich of the state and travelers. Up until a short time ago, there was a exceptionally large vacationing business, founded on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and connected violence have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which have table games, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer slot machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforementioned mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has shrunk by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and crime that has come about, it is not understood how well the sightseeing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around until things get better is simply unknown.
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