The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you may envision that there would be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it seems to be functioning the opposite way around, with the critical economic circumstances creating a larger ambition to play, to try and locate a quick win, a way out of the difficulty.
For almost all of the citizens living on the abysmal local money, there are two popular types of betting, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lottery where the chances of hitting are surprisingly small, but then the winnings are also very high. It’s been said by economists who look at the situation that the lion’s share don’t purchase a ticket with an actual expectation of winning. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the British football leagues and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pander to the incredibly rich of the nation and tourists. Up till not long ago, there was a incredibly substantial tourist industry, founded on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated violence have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, 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 just the 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, both of which contain table games, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which offer video poker machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has contracted by beyond 40 percent in recent years and with the connected poverty and violence that has come about, it isn’t understood how well the sightseeing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of them will be alive till conditions improve is simply not known.