The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you may think that there would be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it seems to be working the other way around, with the crucial economic circumstances leading to a higher eagerness to gamble, to try and find a fast win, a way out of the situation.
For many of the citizens living on the tiny nearby money, there are 2 dominant types of gaming, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lottery where the probabilities of hitting are extremely small, but then the winnings are also remarkably high. It’s been said by economists who study the subject that many do not purchase a card with an actual assumption of winning. Zimbet is built on one of the national or the English soccer divisions and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, cater to the astonishingly rich of the state and sightseers. Up until a short time ago, there was a extremely substantial sightseeing business, based on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and connected bloodshed have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only 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, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which have gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there is a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has shrunk by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has arisen, it is not well-known how well the tourist industry which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will survive until things get better is merely not known.