The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you could envision that there would be little affinity for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it seems to be functioning the opposite way, with the atrocious economic circumstances creating a greater desire to gamble, to attempt to find a quick win, a way out of the problems.
For many of the people living on the abysmal nearby earnings, there are two dominant types of betting, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the chances of winning are unbelievably small, but then the winnings are also remarkably high. It’s been said by economists who understand the subject that most do not purchase a card with a real belief of hitting. Zimbet is founded on either the national or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, look after the extremely rich of the state and tourists. Up till not long ago, there was a very big sightseeing business, based on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and associated conflict have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which contain table games, slots and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of two horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the economy has deflated by beyond forty percent in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and conflict that has come to pass, it is not known how healthy the vacationing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of them will carry through until conditions get better is basically not known.