Zimbabwe gambling dens
The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you may envision that there might be very little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it appears to be operating the other way, with the critical market conditions leading to a bigger eagerness to gamble, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For many of the citizens surviving on the tiny nearby earnings, there are two common forms of betting, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lottery where the odds of succeeding are unbelievably low, but then the prizes are also unbelievably large. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the subject that the majority do not purchase a ticket with a real expectation of profiting. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the English football divisions and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pander to the extremely rich of the nation and tourists. Up until recently, there was a exceptionally substantial tourist industry, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and connected conflict have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which contain gaming tables, slot machines and video 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 table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there is a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has deflated by more than 40% in recent years and with the connected deprivation and violence that has come about, it isn’t understood how healthy the tourist industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will still be around till things get better is simply unknown.