The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you could think that there might be very little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it seems to be operating the opposite way around, with the atrocious market circumstances creating a greater desire to play, to try and locate a quick win, a way out of the problems.
For the majority of the citizens subsisting on the abysmal local earnings, there are two established forms of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the probabilities of hitting are surprisingly tiny, but then the winnings are also unbelievably big. It’s been said by economists who look at the situation that the majority do not buy a ticket with a real assumption of profiting. Zimbet is built on one of the domestic or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pander to the exceedingly rich of the society and tourists. Up until a short while ago, there was a considerably large vacationing industry, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated bloodshed have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 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 slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer table games, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which has gaming machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the market has contracted by beyond 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has arisen, it is not known how healthy the vacationing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of them will still be around until conditions get better is simply unknown.