The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could imagine that there might be very little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. Actually, it appears to be operating the opposite way around, with the desperate market conditions creating a higher eagerness to gamble, to try and locate a quick win, a way from the crisis.
For many of the locals living on the abysmal nearby earnings, there are 2 popular forms of betting, the state lottery and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the odds of succeeding are surprisingly small, but then the jackpots are also very big. It’s been said by economists who understand the idea that the lion’s share don’t purchase a ticket with a real assumption of winning. Zimbet is based on either the domestic or the UK soccer divisions and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, cater to the exceedingly rich of the nation and sightseers. Until recently, there was a considerably large sightseeing business, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market woes and connected conflict have cut 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 slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the 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 table games, one armed bandits and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has diminished by more than 40% in recent years and with the connected poverty and conflict that has come to pass, it is not well-known how healthy the vacationing business which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of them will still be around till conditions improve is simply unknown.