The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you might envision that there would be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it appears to be functioning the other way around, with the crucial market conditions leading to a larger eagerness to play, to try and locate a quick win, a way from the situation.
For many of the locals subsisting on the meager local wages, there are two dominant forms of gambling, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the chances of succeeding are unbelievably small, but then the winnings are also surprisingly big. It’s been said by economists who understand the concept that many don’t buy a card with a real belief of winning. Zimbet is centered on either the national or the UK soccer divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, pander to the considerably rich of the country and travelers. Up until a short while ago, there was a extremely big sightseeing business, based on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated crime have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, 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 gambling hall, which has just the slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which contain gaming tables, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which have gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforestated talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has contracted by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and crime that has resulted, it is not well-known how healthy the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will be alive until things get better is simply not known.
