The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you may envision that there would be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. Actually, it appears to be operating the opposite way around, with the awful economic circumstances creating a bigger ambition to bet, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way out of the crisis.
For most of the people surviving on the abysmal local wages, there are two common forms of gaming, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the chances of winning are surprisingly tiny, but then the winnings are also surprisingly big. It’s been said by economists who look at the situation that many do not buy a ticket with an actual expectation of winning. Zimbet is centered on one of the local or the United Kingston soccer leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other shoe, pander to the incredibly rich of the nation and travelers. Until not long ago, there was a incredibly big tourist industry, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and connected crime have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, 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 gambling hall, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer gaming tables, one armed bandits and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the previously alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of two horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has diminished by more than 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has come about, it is not understood how healthy the sightseeing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will still be around till things get better is basically unknown.
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