The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you might imagine that there might be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it seems to be functioning the other way, with the critical market conditions leading to a greater desire to play, to attempt to find a quick win, a way from the situation.
For the majority of the citizens surviving on the tiny local money, there are two common styles of gambling, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the odds of succeeding are extremely small, but then the winnings are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by economists who study the subject that most do not purchase a ticket with an actual expectation of hitting. Zimbet is based on one of the domestic or the UK soccer divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, mollycoddle the extremely rich of the country and sightseers. Until a short time ago, there was a incredibly large vacationing industry, based on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and connected crime have carved 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 slots, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has just the slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer 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, each of which offer slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the economy has shrunk by beyond forty percent in recent years and with the associated poverty and crime that has cropped up, it is not known how healthy the sightseeing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around until things improve is simply unknown.
