Zimbabwe gambling halls
The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you might envision that there would be little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it appears to be working the opposite way, with the awful economic circumstances creating a larger desire to bet, to attempt to locate a fast win, a way out of the problems.
For most of the people living on the abysmal local wages, there are two popular styles of gambling, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the chances of succeeding are unbelievably low, but then the prizes are also very large. It’s been said by economists who understand the subject that many do not purchase a ticket with the rational belief of hitting. Zimbet is based on one of the local or the British soccer divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other shoe, mollycoddle the considerably rich of the nation and sightseers. Up until recently, there was a considerably big sightseeing industry, centered on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and associated bloodshed have carved 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 only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which contain gaming tables, one armed bandits and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses 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 dens and the aforestated alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has shrunk by more than 40% in recent years and with the associated poverty and violence that has cropped up, it is not understood how healthy the vacationing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around till things improve is basically not known.