Zimbabwe Casinos
The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you might envision that there might be very little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it appears to be operating the opposite way around, with the desperate market conditions leading to a larger ambition to play, to attempt to find a fast win, a way out of the situation.
For most of the locals subsisting on the meager local money, there are 2 popular forms of gambling, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the chances of succeeding are remarkably small, but then the prizes are also extremely big. It’s been said by market analysts who study the situation that many don’t purchase a ticket with a real expectation of hitting. Zimbet is centered on either the domestic or the English football leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, pander to the exceedingly rich of the state and vacationers. Up till a short time ago, there was a very big tourist business, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and connected bloodshed have cut into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair 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 have slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the economy has shrunk by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has come to pass, it isn’t known how healthy the tourist business which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry through until things improve is basically not known.
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