The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you might think that there might be very little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be operating the opposite way around, with the desperate market circumstances leading to a greater desire to play, to try and find a fast win, a way out of the problems.
For the majority of the citizens subsisting on the tiny nearby money, there are two established types of gaming, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lottery where the chances of hitting are surprisingly low, but then the winnings are also extremely high. It’s been said by economists who look at the subject that most do not purchase a card with a real expectation of profiting. Zimbet is centered on one of the local or the United Kingston football leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other shoe, look after the incredibly rich of the country and vacationers. Up till recently, there was a incredibly big tourist business, based on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and associated violence have carved into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have table games, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has contracted by more than 40 percent in recent years and with the associated deprivation and conflict that has arisen, it is not known how well the tourist business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry through till things improve is simply unknown.
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