The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you may think that there might be little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it appears to be operating the other way, with the awful market conditions creating a bigger eagerness to gamble, to attempt to find a fast win, a way out of the crisis.
For nearly all of the locals surviving on the meager local wages, there are two popular types of gaming, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the chances of hitting are extremely small, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly large. It’s been said by market analysts who study the situation that many don’t purchase a ticket with an actual expectation of profiting. Zimbet is founded on either the domestic or the English soccer leagues and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, mollycoddle the extremely rich of the state and sightseers. Up until not long ago, there was a incredibly substantial tourist industry, founded on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated violence have cut into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 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 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 contain table games, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforementioned talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very 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 economy has deflated by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected poverty and conflict that has resulted, it is not well-known how healthy the tourist business which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will carry on till things get better is merely unknown.