The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you may think that there might be very little desire for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it seems to be functioning the other way around, with the critical economic conditions leading to a greater desire to bet, to attempt to discover a fast win, a way out of the problems.
For many of the locals subsisting on the abysmal local wages, there are 2 common styles of gaming, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the chances of winning are extremely small, but then the prizes are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by market analysts who study the concept that most do not buy a ticket with an actual belief of profiting. Zimbet is built on one of the national or the UK soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, look after the very rich of the state and travelers. Up till a short while ago, there was a considerably large tourist business, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and connected conflict have carved into this trade.
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 gambling den, which has only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair 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, each of which offer video poker machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has deflated by more than 40 percent in recent years and with the associated deprivation and conflict that has cropped up, it is not known how healthy the sightseeing business which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will carry on until things get better is simply not known.
