2 Dec 15

The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you might envision that there would be little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it appears to be operating the opposite way, with the desperate economic conditions creating a higher desire to play, to try and locate a quick win, a way out of the crisis.

For most of the locals living on the abysmal nearby wages, there are 2 popular forms of gaming, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the probabilities of winning are surprisingly tiny, but then the prizes are also very large. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the idea that most don’t purchase a ticket with the rational belief of winning. Zimbet is centered on either the domestic or the UK soccer leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, pamper the very rich of the nation and tourists. Up till recently, there was a incredibly big sightseeing business, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and connected crime have cut into this trade.

Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which have table games, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer gaming machines and table games.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Since the economy has shrunk by beyond 40 percent in recent years and with the connected deprivation and bloodshed that has resulted, it is not known how healthy the vacationing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of them will be alive till conditions get better is merely unknown.


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