The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you could envision that there might be little desire for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it appears to be working the other way around, with the atrocious market circumstances creating a larger eagerness to wager, to try and find a quick win, a way from the problems.
For nearly all of the people living on the tiny nearby money, there are two popular forms of gambling, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the odds of hitting are unbelievably tiny, but then the winnings are also extremely high. It’s been said by economists who study the concept that the lion’s share do not purchase a card with a real expectation of hitting. Zimbet is built on one of the domestic or the United Kingston football leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other shoe, cater to the very rich of the society and travelers. Up until not long ago, there was a extremely large tourist industry, built on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated conflict have cut into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, 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 only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which contain table games, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which offer slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has shrunk by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has come to pass, it isn’t well-known how healthy the vacationing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of them will still be around till conditions improve is simply unknown.