The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the moment, so you might think that there would be very little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be working the other way, with the critical market circumstances creating a bigger desire to bet, to try and find a quick win, a way out of the crisis.
For nearly all of the people living on the abysmal local money, there are 2 common forms of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lottery where the odds of winning are remarkably low, but then the winnings are also unbelievably big. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the situation that the majority don’t buy a ticket with the rational belief of hitting. Zimbet is founded on one of the national or the English soccer divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, pamper the astonishingly rich of the society and vacationers. Up until a short while ago, there was a extremely large vacationing business, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated violence have carved into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which offer gaming tables, slots 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 offer gaming machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the above mentioned 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 metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the market has diminished by more than forty percent in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has come about, it isn’t understood how healthy the tourist business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will still be around till things improve is merely not known.