The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the current time, so you could think that there would be very little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. Actually, it seems to be working the opposite way, with the critical market circumstances leading to a larger desire to gamble, to try and locate a quick win, a way from the situation.
For nearly all of the citizens surviving on the tiny nearby wages, there are two established types of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the chances of succeeding are remarkably tiny, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly big. It’s been said by economists who look at the subject that the majority do not purchase a card with the rational expectation of profiting. Zimbet is based on one of the domestic or the British soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, cater to the exceedingly rich of the country and travelers. Up till a short while ago, there was a incredibly large tourist industry, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated crime have carved into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, 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 gambling den, which has only 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 offer gaming tables, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which has slot machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforementioned alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the economy has deflated by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has come about, it isn’t well-known how well the sightseeing business which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will still be around till conditions improve is basically not known.