The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the moment, so you may think that there might be very little appetite for patronizing Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it seems to be operating the opposite way around, with the awful market circumstances leading to a higher desire to wager, to try and discover a fast win, a way from the problems.
For the majority of the people subsisting on the abysmal nearby earnings, there are 2 dominant styles of gambling, the state lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the odds of succeeding are unbelievably small, but then the jackpots are also remarkably high. It’s been said by economists who understand the concept that most do not purchase a card with a real expectation of hitting. Zimbet is founded on one of the national or the United Kingston soccer leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other shoe, mollycoddle the incredibly rich of the nation and vacationers. Up till a short time ago, there was a exceptionally big tourist business, founded on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and connected bloodshed have cut into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which contain gaming tables, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which has video poker machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has diminished by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has resulted, it is not understood how healthy the sightseeing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of them will still be around until things improve is merely unknown.
