Zimbabwe gambling dens
The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the current time, so you could imagine that there would be little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be operating the other way, with the awful economic circumstances leading to a greater eagerness to bet, to attempt to discover a fast win, a way from the crisis.
For most of the people living on the abysmal local money, there are two established forms of gambling, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of winning are surprisingly low, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly big. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the concept that most don’t buy a ticket with an actual expectation of hitting. Zimbet is centered on either the national or the UK soccer divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pamper the exceedingly rich of the country and tourists. Up till a short while ago, there was a considerably big sightseeing industry, based on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and associated crime have carved into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two 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 slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer table games, one armed bandits and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which have gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of two horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has shrunk by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the connected poverty and violence that has come about, it is not known how well the vacationing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry on till things get better is basically unknown.