The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you may imagine that there would be very little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it appears to be working the other way around, with the crucial economic circumstances leading to a higher eagerness to bet, to try and find a fast win, a way out of the crisis.
For almost all of the locals surviving on the abysmal local money, there are 2 established types of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the probabilities of winning are remarkably small, but then the prizes are also surprisingly large. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the idea that most don’t purchase a card with the rational belief of winning. Zimbet is founded on one of the national or the English soccer leagues and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, look after the astonishingly rich of the nation and sightseers. Up till not long ago, there was a incredibly big tourist industry, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and connected violence have carved into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which offer gaming tables, 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 two of which has slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforementioned mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has diminished by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and bloodshed that has resulted, it is not well-known how well the sightseeing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around till things improve is basically not known.