The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you may think that there would be very little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be working the other way around, with the crucial market circumstances leading to a greater desire to wager, to try and find a quick win, a way from the difficulty.
For the majority of the locals surviving on the meager local wages, there are 2 popular styles of gambling, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lottery where the odds of hitting are extremely tiny, but then the winnings are also surprisingly large. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the concept that many don’t purchase a ticket with an actual expectation of winning. Zimbet is based on either the local or the UK football divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other shoe, pander to the astonishingly rich of the nation and vacationers. Until a short time ago, there was a considerably large tourist industry, founded on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and connected conflict have carved into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 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 pair of which have table games, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which have slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforementioned alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are also two 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 deflated by more than forty percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and crime that has come about, it is not understood how healthy the sightseeing business which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will be alive until things improve is simply not known.