The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you could imagine that there might be little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it appears to be working the other way, with the awful economic circumstances leading to a higher ambition to bet, to try and locate a fast win, a way from the difficulty.
For many of the people surviving on the tiny nearby earnings, there are 2 popular forms of gambling, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lottery where the chances of hitting are extremely small, but then the jackpots are also extremely high. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the concept that the majority do not purchase a ticket with an actual assumption of winning. Zimbet is built on one of the national or the English soccer divisions and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pander to the astonishingly rich of the society and sightseers. Up till not long ago, there was a incredibly big tourist industry, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated crime have cut into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has just the 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, the two of which have table games, slot machines and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has shrunk by more than 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and conflict that has cropped up, it isn’t known how healthy the vacationing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will be alive until things improve is basically not known.