The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you might think that there might be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it seems to be working the opposite way, with the crucial economic circumstances creating a larger desire to wager, to attempt to find a quick win, a way from the situation.
For the majority of the citizens surviving on the meager local money, there are 2 common forms of gaming, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the odds of winning are remarkably small, but then the winnings are also remarkably big. It’s been said by financial experts who study the concept that the majority do not purchase a card with a real belief of hitting. Zimbet is built on either the national or the English football divisions and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, cater to the astonishingly rich of the country and sightseers. Until a short time ago, there was a exceptionally large vacationing business, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and connected crime have carved into this trade.
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 slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming tables, one armed bandits and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which offer video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the above alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has shrunk by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and violence that has come about, it isn’t known how healthy the tourist industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will still be around till conditions get better is merely unknown.
December 21st, 2017
Nathanial
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