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December 22nd, 2009 Leave a comment Go to comments
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The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you could imagine that there might be very little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it appears to be operating the opposite way around, with the awful economic circumstances creating a greater ambition to bet, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way out of the crisis.

For many of the people surviving on the meager nearby money, there are two popular forms of gambling, the state lottery and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lottery where the chances of winning are extremely tiny, but then the prizes are also very large. It’s been said by economists who understand the idea that the majority do not buy a ticket with the rational belief of hitting. Zimbet is based on one of the domestic or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future games.

Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, pamper the exceedingly rich of the state and travelers. Up until not long ago, there was a exceptionally large sightseeing business, founded on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and connected conflict have carved into this trade.

Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which offer table games, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which have slot machines and tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Since the economy has deflated by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has arisen, it isn’t well-known how healthy the sightseeing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around till things improve is basically unknown.

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