The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you might think that there might be little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it seems to be working the opposite way, with the desperate market circumstances leading to a bigger eagerness to bet, to attempt to discover a fast win, a way out of the problems.
For most of the people surviving on the abysmal nearby money, there are two popular types of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the chances of hitting are surprisingly low, but then the jackpots are also extremely high. It’s been said by market analysts who study the idea that the lion’s share don’t purchase a card with an actual assumption of hitting. Zimbet is centered on either the domestic or the British soccer divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, mollycoddle the very rich of the society and travelers. Up till not long ago, there was a very large sightseeing industry, based on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and connected conflict have cut into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. 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, the two 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 two of which offer slot machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has contracted by more than 40 percent in the past few years and with the connected poverty and violence that has arisen, it isn’t well-known how well the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of them will carry through till conditions get better is simply not known.