The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you may think that there might be little appetite for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it seems to be operating the opposite way, with the critical economic conditions creating a higher eagerness to bet, to try and find a fast win, a way out of the problems.
For the majority of the citizens living on the tiny nearby wages, there are 2 popular forms of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the odds of succeeding are surprisingly tiny, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably big. It’s been said by economists who look at the idea that the lion’s share do not buy a ticket with an actual assumption of profiting. Zimbet is built on either the local or the English soccer divisions and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, pander to the very rich of the society and tourists. Up until not long ago, there was a incredibly large tourist industry, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated bloodshed have carved into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five 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 just slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer gaming tables, slot machines and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which have slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has contracted by beyond forty percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and crime that has come about, it isn’t known how well the vacationing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry through until conditions improve is simply unknown.