Zimbabwe gambling dens
The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you could imagine that there would be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it appears to be operating the opposite way, with the desperate market circumstances leading to a greater eagerness to wager, to try and discover a quick win, a way out of the difficulty.
For many of the locals subsisting on the meager local wages, there are two common forms of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lottery where the chances of hitting are remarkably small, but then the prizes are also unbelievably big. It’s been said by market analysts who study the situation that the majority do not buy a ticket with the rational assumption of hitting. Zimbet is centered on either the domestic or the United Kingston soccer leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pamper the considerably rich of the state and travelers. Up until a short while ago, there was a incredibly substantial sightseeing industry, centered on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and associated bloodshed have carved into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which offer table games, slots and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has diminished by beyond 40 percent in recent years and with the associated deprivation and bloodshed that has resulted, it is not understood how healthy the vacationing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will survive till things get better is basically not known.