The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you may envision that there might be very little appetite for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it seems to be operating the other way, with the awful market circumstances creating a bigger ambition to gamble, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way from the crisis.
For many of the citizens subsisting on the meager nearby wages, there are 2 dominant styles of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the odds of profiting are surprisingly tiny, but then the prizes are also remarkably big. It’s been said by economists who understand the situation that many don’t buy a ticket with an actual belief of profiting. Zimbet is based on either the national or the UK soccer divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other shoe, mollycoddle the incredibly rich of the state and tourists. Until a short time ago, there was a incredibly big tourist industry, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and connected violence have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which contain 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, the pair of which have slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously mentioned 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 second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has contracted by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected poverty and bloodshed that has resulted, it isn’t well-known how well the tourist business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of them will still be around till things get better is basically unknown.
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