The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you might think that there would be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. Actually, it seems to be working the other way around, with the critical economic conditions creating a larger ambition to play, to try and discover a fast win, a way from the problems.
For the majority of the people subsisting on the tiny nearby wages, there are 2 dominant types of gambling, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lottery where the chances of succeeding are surprisingly small, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably big. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the concept that the lion’s share don’t buy a card with an actual belief of winning. Zimbet is founded on either the domestic or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, cater to the extremely rich of the country and vacationers. Until a short while ago, there was a very substantial vacationing industry, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and associated crime have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, 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 gaming tables, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which has video poker machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has deflated by beyond 40% in recent years and with the connected poverty and crime that has resulted, it isn’t well-known how well the vacationing industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of them will carry through until things get better is simply not known.