Zimbabwe gambling dens
Monday, 18. May 2020
The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you might envision that there might be little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be functioning the other way, with the critical economic circumstances leading to a greater eagerness to wager, to try and find a quick win, a way from the problems.
For many of the locals living on the tiny nearby wages, there are 2 popular types of wagering, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the odds of hitting are remarkably low, but then the prizes are also very high. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the concept that the lion’s share do not buy a ticket with a real belief of hitting. Zimbet is built on either the domestic or the English football leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pander to the very rich of the state and sightseers. Up until a short while ago, there was a exceptionally large tourist business, centered on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and connected bloodshed have cut into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two 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 only slots. 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 have table games, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which offer video poker machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforementioned alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has deflated by more than forty percent in the past few years and with the connected poverty and bloodshed that has come about, it is not known how well the sightseeing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will survive until things improve is basically not known.
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