The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could think that there would be very little desire for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it appears to be functioning the opposite way, with the critical economic circumstances creating a higher ambition to wager, to attempt to find a fast win, a way from the situation.
For most of the people living on the meager nearby wages, there are two common styles of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the odds of profiting are surprisingly small, but then the winnings are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the situation that most don’t buy a ticket with a real expectation of profiting. Zimbet is built on either the domestic or the UK soccer leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, look after the incredibly rich of the nation and tourists. Until a short while ago, there was a very substantial vacationing industry, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated crime have cut 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 slots, 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 two of which have table games, slots and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforementioned alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has shrunk by more than 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and crime that has arisen, it is not known how healthy the sightseeing business which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry through until conditions improve is simply unknown.
