Archives - July, 2024



30 Jul 24

The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you could think that there might be very little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it appears to be working the opposite way, with the critical economic circumstances leading to a greater eagerness to play, to try and find a fast win, a way out of the problems.

For many of the citizens surviving on the abysmal local money, there are 2 popular styles of betting, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the odds of hitting are remarkably tiny, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by market analysts who study the subject that many don’t purchase a card with an actual expectation of hitting. Zimbet is built on one of the national or the UK soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, pamper the considerably rich of the country and vacationers. Up until a short time ago, there was a incredibly substantial sightseeing industry, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated bloodshed have cut into this market.

Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, 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 Casino, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer table games, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer slot machines and tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforementioned mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Since the market has deflated by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and crime that has come about, it isn’t understood how healthy the vacationing business which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will carry through until things improve is basically unknown.







27 Jul 24

There is an interesting history to the Cambodia gambling dens that lie just across the dividing line from neighboring Thailand, in which gambling hall betting is banned. Eight gambling dens are anchored in a relatively tiny location in the city of Poipet in Cambodia. This band of Cambodia casinos is in an excellent area, a three to four hour travel from Bangkok and Macao, the two most popular gaming locations in Asia. Cambodia casinos do a thriving business with Thai blue-collar workers and travelers from Malaysia, Japan, South Korea, and Singapore, with just a couple of Westerners. The amazing income gained from the gambling halls ranges from $7.5 million to over twelve and a half million dollars, and there are a number of limitations requirements for casino ownership. Ownership is presumed to be mainly Thai; however, investment sources are vague. The borders are officially open from 09:00 to 17:00, and though visas are allegedly required to cross, there are means around this, as is correct of many border crossings.

The first Cambodia gambling dens premiered in Phnom Penh in 1994, but were required to close in the late nineties, leaving just a single gambling hall in the capital, the Naga Resort. The Naga, an anchored bateau casino, features one hundred and fifty slot machine games and 60 gaming tables. The Naga casino is open 24 hours with forty two tables of mini-baccarat, four tables of blackjack, ten of roulette, 2 of Caribbean Stud Poker, and a single table each of Pai-Gow and Tai-Sai.

The original casino in Poipet, the Holiday Palace, opened in 1999 and the Golden Crown quickly opened. There are 150 one armed bandits and five table games at the Golden Crown and one hundred and four one armed bandits and 68 table games at the Holiday Palace. The newer Holiday Palace Casino and Resort features 300 slots and seventy gaming tables and the Princess Hotel and Casino, also in Poipet, has 166 slot machines and ninety six gaming tables, including 87 baccarat (the most dominant game), Fan Tan, and Pai Gow. Also, there is the Casino Tropicana, with one hundred and thirty five slots and sixty six of the normal tables, as well as a single table of Casino Stud Poker. Another one of the eight gambling dens in Poipet, also in a motel, is the Princess Casino with 166 slots and ninety seven games. The Star Vegas Casino is part of a comprehensive resort and hotel building that features a number of amenities on top of the gambling hall, which offers ten thousand square feet of 130 slots and 88 table games.







12 Jul 24

As you are looking around for an online casino, remember that frequently the best casinos offer a choice of games to charm a big audience. If you are new to betting–and you have not yet picked a "favorite" casino game–it’s a great idea to select an internet casino that provides a large selection. This allows you an opportunity to play a ton of various games so you can ascertain which games fits you the best. So be certain the internet casino you choose has:

BLACKJACK: This basic card game is a favored among players. It is comprised of the dealer and the gambler. Essentially, each player involved tries to get the nearest as they can to a sum total of 21 in their hands without exceeding 21.

CRAPS: Certainly the most popular game played with dice. Craps can be difficult. If you hope to some day play it in a brick-and-mortar casino, enjoying it on the web first can be a good learning opportunity.

KENO: Generally not much more than a numbers game. You select the numbers and hope they appear on the board.

Slot Machines: There are many styles of online one armed bandits, but they’re exactly like the machines you find in casinos. Insert your "coins," pull the handle, and wish for the best.

POKER: All variants of poker games are at hand, but Texas Holdem has grown more and more prominent through the years. You occasionally have a option of playing against other "real" people or wagering against a computer. A handful of experts say that your chances are more favorable if you bet with actual opponents.

ROULETTE: Another game that is even more complicated than it looks, since there are so many wagering choices. Still, you can basically bet on one number or a single color, which makes things a bit simpler.

BINGO: Played like the identical game you almost certainly enjoyed as a kid that’s regularly seen in church halls and Elks Clubs across the Country.