The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you could envision that there would be very little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it seems to be functioning the opposite way, with the crucial market circumstances creating a larger ambition to wager, to try and find a fast win, a way from the difficulty.
For almost all of the people living on the abysmal nearby wages, there are two established types of gaming, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the odds of succeeding are extremely tiny, but then the winnings are also very big. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the subject that the majority do not purchase a ticket with an actual expectation of hitting. Zimbet is founded on either the national or the British football leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pander to the very rich of the state and vacationers. Up till a short while ago, there was a considerably big vacationing business, built on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and connected conflict have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming tables, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses 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 aforementioned talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there is a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has contracted by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and conflict that has come to pass, it isn’t known how healthy the sightseeing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will still be around till things get better is simply unknown.