Zimbabwe Casinos
The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you could envision that there would be little affinity for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it seems to be working the opposite way, with the critical economic conditions leading to a greater ambition to gamble, to attempt to locate a fast win, a way out of the crisis.
For most of the citizens surviving on the abysmal local wages, there are 2 popular types of betting, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the odds of profiting are surprisingly small, but then the jackpots are also very high. It’s been said by economists who study the subject that many don’t purchase a ticket with a real expectation of profiting. Zimbet is centered on either the local or the British soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, look after the incredibly rich of the nation and tourists. Up until not long ago, there was a considerably substantial sightseeing business, built on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and connected conflict have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two 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, each of which has video poker machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has shrunk by beyond forty percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has come about, it isn’t understood how healthy the vacationing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of them will survive till things get better is basically not known.