The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you may imagine that there might be very little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be functioning the opposite way, with the critical market conditions creating a larger desire to bet, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way out of the difficulty.
For almost all of the locals surviving on the abysmal nearby earnings, there are two popular styles of wagering, the state lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of winning are surprisingly low, but then the winnings are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the concept that the majority do not purchase a ticket with a real expectation of profiting. Zimbet is centered on either the national or the UK soccer divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, pander to the exceedingly rich of the country and sightseers. Up till recently, there was a considerably large tourist business, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated conflict have cut 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 slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has just the slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. 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, each of which offer slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the previously alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are also two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the market has shrunk by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and bloodshed that has come about, it isn’t well-known how healthy the vacationing industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around until things get better is basically not known.