The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you may envision that there might be little appetite for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it appears to be working the opposite way around, with the critical economic circumstances leading to a higher eagerness to gamble, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way out of the crisis.
For the majority of the citizens living on the meager local money, there are 2 common styles of wagering, the state lottery and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the chances of hitting are surprisingly small, but then the winnings are also extremely big. It’s been said by economists who understand the concept that the lion’s share don’t buy a card with a real assumption of winning. Zimbet is founded on either the local or the UK soccer leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pander to the exceedingly rich of the nation and vacationers. Up until not long ago, there was a very large sightseeing industry, based on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated bloodshed have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer gaming tables, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer gaming machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has contracted by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and bloodshed that has come to pass, it is not understood how well the tourist industry which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will survive until things improve is simply unknown.