The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you might imagine that there would be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it appears to be operating the opposite way around, with the critical market circumstances creating a greater desire to play, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way from the crisis.
For nearly all of the locals surviving on the abysmal nearby money, there are two common styles of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a national lotto where the odds of winning are extremely small, but then the winnings are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by financial experts who study the concept that the majority do not purchase a card with a real belief of winning. Zimbet is founded on either the national or the British soccer leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, cater to the considerably rich of the society and tourists. Up till a short time ago, there was a considerably substantial vacationing business, centered on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated crime have carved into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling den, 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, both of which contain gaming tables, 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 offer gaming machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforementioned alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has contracted by more than 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and bloodshed that has come about, it is not well-known how healthy the sightseeing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will still be around till conditions improve is simply unknown.
