The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you could think that there might be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it appears to be operating the opposite way, with the crucial market conditions creating a larger desire to bet, to try and discover a quick win, a way from the problems.
For most of the people surviving on the tiny nearby money, there are 2 established types of betting, the state lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the probabilities of hitting are extremely tiny, but then the winnings are also remarkably large. It’s been said by market analysts who study the idea that the majority do not buy a ticket with an actual assumption of winning. Zimbet is centered on one of the local or the UK football divisions and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, cater to the very rich of the state and travelers. Up until a short time ago, there was a considerably big sightseeing industry, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated crime have carved into this market.
Amongst 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 Casino, 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, both of which have table games, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of two horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the economy has shrunk by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and bloodshed that has arisen, it isn’t well-known how well the sightseeing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around till things get better is merely not known.