The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you might envision that there might be very little appetite for patronizing Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it appears to be functioning the opposite way around, with the atrocious economic conditions creating a larger desire to bet, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way out of the problems.
For the majority of the locals surviving on the abysmal local earnings, there are two common forms of gambling, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lottery where the chances of hitting are surprisingly small, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the concept that many don’t purchase a card with an actual assumption of profiting. Zimbet is built on one of the domestic or the United Kingston football leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pander to the very rich of the country and sightseers. Up till a short while ago, there was a exceptionally big tourist industry, based on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and associated conflict 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 five gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which contain gaming tables, slot machines and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which has gaming machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforementioned alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) 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 deprivation and violence that has arisen, it isn’t known how healthy the vacationing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will be alive till things get better is simply unknown.