The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you might think that there would be very little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it appears to be working the opposite way, with the awful market circumstances leading to a larger desire to wager, to try and discover a quick win, a way out of the crisis.
For most of the people living on the meager nearby wages, there are 2 popular types of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the chances of winning are remarkably tiny, but then the jackpots are also extremely high. It’s been said by financial experts who study the subject that the lion’s share don’t purchase a card with an actual assumption of profiting. Zimbet is based on one of the local or the English football divisions and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, pamper the considerably rich of the nation and travelers. Up until a short time ago, there was a very substantial vacationing industry, centered on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated violence have carved into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only 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, both of which offer gaming tables, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting 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.
Given that the market has contracted by more than forty percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and bloodshed that has resulted, it isn’t understood how healthy the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry on until things improve is basically unknown.
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