2015
11.30

Zimbabwe gambling halls

[ English ]

The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the moment, so you may envision that there might be very little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it appears to be working the other way around, with the awful economic circumstances leading to a bigger ambition to gamble, to try and discover a quick win, a way from the problems.

For most of the people subsisting on the tiny nearby money, there are 2 dominant types of gaming, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lottery where the odds of succeeding are surprisingly tiny, but then the winnings are also very large. It’s been said by financial experts who study the idea that the lion’s share don’t purchase a card with an actual expectation of hitting. Zimbet is centered on one of the local or the UK football leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.

Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, look after the incredibly rich of the society and tourists. Up until a short while ago, there was a incredibly substantial vacationing business, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and connected violence have cut into this market.

Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, 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 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 contain table games, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Given that the economy has diminished by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the connected poverty and violence that has cropped up, it isn’t understood how well the tourist industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will still be around until conditions get better is basically not known.