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The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you might envision that there might be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it appears to be functioning the opposite way, with the atrocious economic conditions leading to a bigger ambition to gamble, to try and locate a fast win, a way out of the difficulty.
For the majority of the locals living on the meager nearby money, there are two popular types of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lottery where the odds of hitting are remarkably small, but then the prizes are also extremely large. It’s been said by economists who study the subject that the majority do not purchase a card with a real expectation of winning. Zimbet is based on either the local or the UK soccer leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, cater to the extremely rich of the society and travelers. Up till a short time ago, there was a incredibly large vacationing business, centered on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated crime 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 five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have table games, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which has video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforementioned mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has deflated by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has come to pass, it isn’t understood how healthy the tourist business which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will carry through till things improve is simply unknown.
