The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you could imagine that there might be very little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be working the other way, with the desperate economic conditions leading to a bigger desire to play, to try and discover a fast win, a way out of the situation.
For most of the locals surviving on the abysmal local earnings, there are two established styles of gaming, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lottery where the odds of succeeding are remarkably low, but then the jackpots are also remarkably large. It’s been said by financial experts who study the concept that the lion’s share do not buy a ticket with a real belief of profiting. Zimbet is founded on either the national or the English football divisions and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, pander to the very rich of the country and sightseers. Until a short while ago, there was a extremely large tourist industry, built on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and connected bloodshed have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which have gaming tables, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer slot machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there is a total of two horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has shrunk by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated poverty and violence that has cropped up, it is not understood how healthy the vacationing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of them will carry through till things improve is simply not known.
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