The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you may envision that there would be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it appears to be functioning the other way around, with the critical economic conditions leading to a larger desire to wager, to try and locate a fast win, a way from the difficulty.
For the majority of the locals subsisting on the meager local earnings, there are 2 common types of betting, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the odds of profiting are extremely small, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably big. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the concept that the majority do not purchase a ticket with the rational expectation of winning. Zimbet is founded on either the national or the United Kingston soccer leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, cater to the very rich of the nation and sightseers. Up until a short while ago, there was a exceptionally substantial tourist industry, based on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated conflict have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which have gaming tables, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer gaming machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforestated talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has deflated by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and bloodshed that has resulted, it isn’t well-known how well the sightseeing business which funds Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will still be around until conditions get better is merely unknown.