The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could envision that there might be very little appetite for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it appears to be functioning the other way around, with the crucial market circumstances creating a bigger eagerness to gamble, to try and locate a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For many of the citizens living on the meager local earnings, there are two dominant styles of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the odds of hitting are remarkably low, but then the prizes are also remarkably big. It’s been said by economists who study the concept that the majority do not purchase a ticket with a real expectation of winning. Zimbet is founded on one of the local or the British soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pander to the very rich of the country and tourists. Up until not long ago, there was a very substantial tourist industry, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and connected conflict have cut into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, 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 have table games, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have video poker machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has shrunk by more than forty percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and bloodshed that has come to pass, it is not understood how healthy the sightseeing business which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of them will be alive till things get better is merely not known.
