The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you may envision that there might be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it seems to be operating the other way around, with the crucial economic conditions creating a greater eagerness to bet, to attempt to locate a fast win, a way from the crisis.
For many of the people living on the meager local earnings, there are 2 popular styles of gambling, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lotto where the chances of succeeding are surprisingly small, but then the prizes are also extremely high. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the situation that many do not buy a card with a real expectation of winning. Zimbet is centered on one of the national or the British football leagues and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other shoe, look after the exceedingly rich of the state and travelers. Up until recently, there was a considerably big vacationing business, founded on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated crime have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer table games, slots and electronic 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 gambling halls and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has shrunk by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and bloodshed that has arisen, it isn’t well-known how healthy the sightseeing business which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry through till things get better is basically not known.