The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you could think that there might be little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it appears to be functioning the other way around, with the atrocious economic circumstances leading to a higher ambition to play, to try and locate a quick win, a way from the crisis.
For almost all of the people subsisting on the abysmal nearby wages, there are 2 popular forms of betting, the state lottery and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lottery where the chances of hitting are surprisingly tiny, but then the winnings are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by economists who study the situation that many do not buy a card with the rational expectation of hitting. Zimbet is centered on one of the national or the UK soccer leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, look after the astonishingly rich of the state and tourists. Up until recently, there was a considerably substantial sightseeing business, founded on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and connected bloodshed have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming tables, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which have slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has diminished by more than 40 percent in recent years and with the connected deprivation and crime that has come about, it isn’t known how healthy the sightseeing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will carry on until things improve is basically unknown.