The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you might envision that there would be very little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it appears to be working the opposite way around, with the awful economic conditions creating a higher desire to bet, to try and locate a quick win, a way out of the crisis.
For many of the citizens surviving on the abysmal nearby earnings, there are two common styles of gambling, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lottery where the chances of profiting are surprisingly small, but then the jackpots are also remarkably large. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the subject that many do not buy a ticket with an actual expectation of profiting. Zimbet is built on one of the domestic or the English soccer leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, cater to the considerably rich of the society and sightseers. Up until recently, there was a extremely substantial tourist business, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and connected crime have carved into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and one armed bandits, 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 has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which contain gaming tables, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which offer video poker machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforementioned mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has contracted by beyond 40 percent in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and conflict that has resulted, it is not understood how healthy the sightseeing business which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of them will still be around until conditions get better is basically not known.