The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you might imagine that there might be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it seems to be functioning the other way around, with the awful market conditions leading to a bigger ambition to wager, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way out of the crisis.
For nearly all of the people living on the tiny nearby wages, there are two dominant forms of gambling, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the odds of profiting are remarkably small, but then the winnings are also extremely big. It’s been said by economists who understand the situation that the majority do not buy a card with the rational expectation of winning. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the United Kingston football leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, mollycoddle the considerably rich of the nation and tourists. Up until recently, there was a incredibly substantial vacationing industry, centered on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated crime 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 slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which have gaming tables, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which has slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the market has contracted by beyond 40% in recent years and with the connected poverty and crime that has come about, it is not understood how healthy the vacationing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of them will still be around till things improve is simply not known.
February 11th, 2016
Francesca
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