The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you could envision that there might be little appetite for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it appears to be working the other way, with the awful economic circumstances creating a higher desire to wager, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way from the difficulty.
For most of the locals surviving on the tiny local money, there are two popular forms of gambling, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the chances of succeeding are remarkably low, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly large. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the idea that the lion’s share do not purchase a card with the rational belief of profiting. Zimbet is based on one of the local or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, look after the considerably rich of the society and travelers. Until recently, there was a extremely large vacationing industry, founded on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and connected conflict have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slot machines. 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, the two of which contain gaming tables, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which have video poker machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are a total of two horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has contracted by more than 40% in recent years and with the connected poverty and crime that has arisen, it isn’t well-known how well the tourist business which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will still be around until conditions improve is simply not known.
