The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you might think that there would be little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it seems to be working the other way around, with the desperate economic circumstances creating a bigger ambition to play, to try and find a fast win, a way from the difficulty.
For the majority of the citizens living on the abysmal nearby wages, there are 2 established types of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the chances of succeeding are extremely low, but then the winnings are also remarkably large. It’s been said by economists who understand the subject that most don’t purchase a ticket with an actual assumption of profiting. Zimbet is founded on one of the national or the English football leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, cater to the very rich of the country and vacationers. Up till recently, there was a incredibly substantial vacationing business, founded on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated crime have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have table games, one armed bandits and video 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 halls and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the economy has deflated by more than 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and bloodshed that has cropped up, it isn’t understood how well the sightseeing industry which funds Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of them will still be around till conditions improve is basically not known.
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