The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you could imagine that there might be very little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it seems to be functioning the other way around, with the atrocious economic circumstances leading to a bigger eagerness to play, to try and discover a quick win, a way from the difficulty.
For most of the people living on the meager local wages, there are two popular forms of gambling, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the chances of succeeding are remarkably low, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably big. It’s been said by economists who study the concept that the lion’s share do not buy a ticket with an actual expectation of winning. Zimbet is built on either the local or the British soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, look after the very rich of the state and vacationers. Up till a short time ago, there was a extremely big vacationing industry, based on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated bloodshed have cut into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slots. 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 table games, 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 gaming machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has deflated by more than 40% in recent years and with the connected poverty and bloodshed that has cropped up, it is not well-known how healthy the vacationing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of them will carry on till things improve is merely not known.