The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you could think that there might be very little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be working the opposite way, with the desperate economic conditions creating a greater desire to wager, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way from the situation.
For the majority of the locals living on the meager local money, there are two popular styles of gaming, the state lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the odds of succeeding are extremely tiny, but then the winnings are also unbelievably large. It’s been said by economists who study the situation that the lion’s share do not purchase a ticket with an actual assumption of winning. Zimbet is founded on one of the national or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, cater to the very rich of the nation and vacationers. Until a short time ago, there was a considerably big vacationing business, centered on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and connected crime have carved into this market.
Among 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 hall, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have table games, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which have video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there are a total of 2 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 contracted by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and crime that has cropped up, it is not known how well the vacationing industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry on till conditions get better is simply unknown.