Zimbabwe Casinos
The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could envision that there might be little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it appears to be operating the other way around, with the crucial economic conditions creating a bigger desire to bet, to attempt to find a quick win, a way from the problems.
For many of the people subsisting on the abysmal nearby wages, there are 2 popular forms of wagering, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the probabilities of succeeding are extremely tiny, but then the prizes are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by economists who study the concept that many do not buy a card with the rational assumption of profiting. Zimbet is centered on one of the local or the English soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pamper the extremely rich of the country and vacationers. Up till a short while ago, there was a very substantial sightseeing industry, centered on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and connected bloodshed have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which contain table games, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which has video poker machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has shrunk by more than 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has come to pass, it is not understood how well the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will survive till things improve is simply unknown.