The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you might imagine that there might be very little appetite for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it seems to be working the other way, with the crucial economic conditions creating a greater eagerness to bet, to try and find a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For most of the people living on the abysmal local wages, there are 2 dominant styles of gambling, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the probabilities of hitting are surprisingly tiny, but then the prizes are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the situation that the lion’s share do not purchase a ticket with a real assumption of hitting. Zimbet is founded on one of the domestic or the British football leagues and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, pamper the very rich of the state and sightseers. Up till a short while ago, there was a incredibly substantial sightseeing business, centered on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated crime have carved into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which offer table games, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which has slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforementioned 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 metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has contracted by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and bloodshed that has resulted, it is not well-known how healthy the tourist business which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of them will still be around until things get better is merely unknown.