The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you could imagine that there would be little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. Actually, it appears to be functioning the other way, with the awful market circumstances leading to a larger eagerness to wager, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way from the problems.
For nearly all of the locals living on the abysmal local money, there are 2 dominant styles of gambling, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lottery where the odds of profiting are remarkably tiny, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by financial experts who study the subject that most don’t purchase a ticket with a real expectation of hitting. Zimbet is based on either the domestic or the English football divisions and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, mollycoddle the very rich of the nation and sightseers. Up until a short time ago, there was a incredibly large tourist business, built on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and connected conflict have carved into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five 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 only 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 houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer slot machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the market has diminished by more than 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has come to pass, it is not well-known how healthy the vacationing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of them will carry on till conditions get better is basically unknown.