The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you could imagine that there might be little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be functioning the other way around, with the atrocious market conditions leading to a greater desire to play, to try and discover a fast win, a way from the situation.
For many of the citizens surviving on the meager nearby earnings, there are two common types of betting, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a national lotto where the probabilities of winning are remarkably low, but then the prizes are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the subject that many don’t purchase a ticket with the rational belief of hitting. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the British football divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, mollycoddle the very rich of the society and vacationers. Up until a short time ago, there was a extremely big sightseeing business, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and connected bloodshed have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just one armed bandits. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have table games, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has deflated by more than forty percent in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and bloodshed that has cropped up, it is not well-known how well the vacationing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will survive till conditions get better is merely unknown.