The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you might envision that there might be little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it appears to be working the opposite way around, with the crucial economic conditions creating a higher eagerness to play, to try and locate a fast win, a way out of the situation.
For nearly all of the citizens living on the abysmal local wages, there are two popular types of gambling, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lottery where the odds of succeeding are remarkably small, but then the jackpots are also remarkably big. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the situation that the majority don’t purchase a ticket with an actual assumption of winning. Zimbet is built on one of the national or the English soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pander to the considerably rich of the nation and travelers. Until not long ago, there was a extremely substantial vacationing industry, built on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated conflict have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has just the slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming tables, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which offer slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has deflated by more than 40% in recent years and with the connected poverty and violence that has cropped up, it isn’t understood how well the tourist business which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will carry on till things improve is basically not known.