The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you might envision that there might be very little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. Actually, it seems to be functioning the opposite way, with the desperate market conditions leading to a higher ambition to wager, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For most of the people living on the tiny local wages, there are two established styles of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the probabilities of hitting are unbelievably tiny, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly large. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the situation that the majority do not purchase a card with a real assumption of profiting. Zimbet is built on one of the national or the British soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, cater to the incredibly rich of the state and vacationers. Up till a short time ago, there was a exceptionally big tourist business, founded on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated conflict have carved into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and one armed bandits, 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, the two of which contain gaming tables, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have video poker machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has deflated by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected poverty and conflict that has come about, it is not understood how healthy the sightseeing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will be alive until things get better is merely not known.