The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you may think that there might be very little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it seems to be functioning the other way, with the critical economic conditions leading to a higher eagerness to gamble, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way from the difficulty.
For many of the citizens subsisting on the abysmal local money, there are two popular forms of betting, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the odds of winning are remarkably low, but then the prizes are also very high. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the idea that the majority don’t buy a ticket with an actual belief of hitting. Zimbet is based on either the local or the British football leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, mollycoddle the astonishingly rich of the state and tourists. Up till a short while ago, there was a exceptionally large tourist industry, centered on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated conflict have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming tables, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforestated alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has diminished by beyond forty percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has come to pass, it isn’t known how well the tourist industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will be alive until things get better is merely not known.