The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you could envision that there might be very little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it appears to be working the opposite way, with the atrocious market circumstances creating a greater eagerness to bet, to try and discover a fast win, a way from the situation.
For many of the locals living on the meager nearby wages, there are 2 dominant forms of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a national lotto where the odds of succeeding are surprisingly tiny, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by economists who understand the situation that most don’t buy a card with an actual expectation of winning. Zimbet is founded on either the local or the UK soccer leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, cater to the very rich of the state and sightseers. Up until recently, there was a very substantial vacationing industry, founded on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and connected bloodshed have cut into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which contain gaming tables, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which have video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there is a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the economy has diminished by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and violence that has come to pass, it isn’t known how well the tourist business which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of them will carry through till things get better is basically unknown.
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