The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could imagine that there might be little appetite for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it seems to be working the other way around, with the crucial market circumstances leading to a larger eagerness to bet, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way out of the problems.
For most of the citizens surviving on the tiny nearby earnings, there are 2 popular types of betting, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the odds of winning are extremely small, but then the winnings are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the subject that the majority don’t purchase a card with an actual expectation of winning. Zimbet is built on one of the domestic or the English soccer leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, mollycoddle the very rich of the nation and sightseers. Up until recently, there was a incredibly substantial vacationing industry, centered on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and connected violence have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slots. 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 have gaming tables, slot machines and electronic 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 tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforestated alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has diminished by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and crime that has cropped up, it is not known how well the sightseeing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around till things improve is simply not known.
