The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the current time, so you might think that there might be very little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. Actually, it seems to be operating the opposite way around, with the desperate economic conditions leading to a bigger desire to gamble, to attempt to locate a fast win, a way from the situation.
For many of the citizens subsisting on the abysmal local wages, there are 2 established forms of betting, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the chances of hitting are unbelievably small, but then the winnings are also very big. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the situation that the lion’s share do not purchase a ticket with the rational assumption of hitting. Zimbet is based on either the domestic or the British soccer divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, look after the exceedingly rich of the society and travelers. Up till recently, there was a exceptionally big sightseeing business, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated violence have cut into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer table games, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer gaming machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforementioned talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the market has shrunk by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and crime that has come about, it isn’t understood how healthy the tourist industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of them will survive till things improve is merely not known.
