The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the current time, so you might imagine that there might be very little desire for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it appears to be operating the other way, with the awful economic circumstances creating a bigger ambition to gamble, to try and locate a fast win, a way from the situation.
For nearly all of the locals subsisting on the abysmal local wages, there are 2 established styles of betting, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the probabilities of hitting are extremely small, but then the winnings are also extremely high. It’s been said by market analysts who study the situation that most do not purchase a card with the rational belief of hitting. Zimbet is based on one of the domestic or the English football leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, cater to the extremely rich of the country and travelers. Until not long ago, there was a considerably substantial tourist business, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and connected crime have carved into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 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 slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which contain table games, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has shrunk by beyond 40 percent in recent years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has cropped up, it isn’t understood how healthy 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 get better is simply unknown.
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