The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you could imagine that there would be very little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it seems to be functioning the opposite way, with the crucial economic circumstances creating a greater ambition to gamble, to try and find a quick win, a way from the crisis.
For the majority of the locals surviving on the meager nearby earnings, there are two common styles of gaming, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the odds of winning are surprisingly low, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by economists who look at the idea that many do not purchase a card with a real belief of profiting. Zimbet is built on either the national or the British soccer leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pander to the exceedingly rich of the state and vacationers. Up until not long ago, there was a incredibly substantial sightseeing business, founded on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated crime have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, 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 slot machines. 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, the two of which contain gaming tables, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforementioned alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has contracted by more than 40 percent in recent years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has arisen, it isn’t understood how healthy the tourist industry which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of them will still be around till things improve is merely not known.