The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you could think that there would be very little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it appears to be operating the other way, with the critical market circumstances leading to a greater eagerness to play, to attempt to discover a fast win, a way out of the difficulty.
For nearly all of the people living on the abysmal local money, there are two popular styles of betting, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lottery where the odds of hitting are extremely low, but then the jackpots are also very big. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the situation that the majority don’t buy a card with a real expectation of hitting. Zimbet is based on one of the local or the English football divisions and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other shoe, pander to the very rich of the nation and sightseers. Up till a short time ago, there was a very substantial sightseeing business, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated violence have carved into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, 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 machines. 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, 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 offer video poker machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the previously alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has diminished by more than 40% in recent years and with the connected poverty and violence that has come about, it is not well-known how well the vacationing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of them will still be around till things get better is basically not known.
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