The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you may envision that there might be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it seems to be working the opposite way around, with the desperate market conditions creating a greater ambition to wager, to attempt to find a quick win, a way from the crisis.
For many of the people surviving on the meager local wages, there are two common styles of gambling, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lotto where the chances of succeeding are remarkably low, but then the jackpots are also extremely high. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the concept that many do not buy a ticket with an actual assumption of hitting. Zimbet is founded on either the domestic or the British soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, pander to the extremely rich of the country and vacationers. Up until recently, there was a considerably substantial sightseeing industry, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and connected violence have cut into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling hall, 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 offer table games, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there is a total of two horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has diminished by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the connected poverty and conflict that has arisen, it is not known how well the vacationing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will survive until things get better is basically unknown.