The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you may think that there might be little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it seems to be operating the other way, with the crucial market conditions creating a higher ambition to bet, to attempt to find a fast win, a way out of the problems.
For the majority of the people surviving on the abysmal local wages, there are two established types of betting, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the odds of winning are remarkably tiny, but then the prizes are also extremely big. It’s been said by economists who understand the idea that the majority do not purchase a ticket with a real belief of profiting. Zimbet is centered on one of the domestic or the British soccer divisions and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, pander to the incredibly rich of the society and travelers. Up till a short while ago, there was a considerably big sightseeing industry, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated violence 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 gambling hall, which has just the slot machine games. 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 two of which contain table games, slot machines and video 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 halls and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has diminished by more than 40 percent in recent years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has arisen, it is not known how healthy the tourist business which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of them will survive until things get better is merely unknown.