The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you might imagine that there would be little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it appears to be functioning the opposite way around, with the desperate economic circumstances leading to a larger ambition to play, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way from the crisis.
For nearly all of the locals living on the tiny local earnings, there are 2 popular forms of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the chances of succeeding are surprisingly tiny, but then the winnings are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the concept that most don’t buy a card with an actual expectation of profiting. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, mollycoddle the exceedingly rich of the state and vacationers. Up until not long ago, there was a exceptionally substantial sightseeing industry, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and associated bloodshed have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two 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 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 electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which has gaming machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforestated talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has diminished by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and crime that has come to pass, it is not well-known how well the tourist industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will be alive until things get better is simply unknown.