The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you may imagine that there would be very little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it appears to be operating the opposite way, with the desperate economic circumstances leading to a greater eagerness to bet, to try and locate a quick win, a way from the situation.
For the majority of the citizens surviving on the abysmal local earnings, there are 2 established types of gaming, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lottery where the probabilities of hitting are surprisingly low, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably large. It’s been said by economists who study the idea that many don’t buy a card with an actual expectation of hitting. Zimbet is founded on one of the national or the United Kingston football leagues and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, pamper the exceedingly rich of the nation and tourists. Up until not long ago, there was a very big sightseeing business, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and connected violence have cut into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer gaming tables, slot machines and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which has slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforementioned talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of two 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 more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected poverty and bloodshed that has cropped up, it is not well-known how healthy the sightseeing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will still be around till conditions get better is simply unknown.
July 8th, 2022
Francesca
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