The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you could think that there would be very little desire for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it seems to be working the opposite way, with the atrocious market conditions leading to a greater desire to wager, to attempt to find a quick win, a way out of the crisis.
For many of the citizens living on the meager nearby wages, there are 2 dominant types of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of succeeding are extremely tiny, but then the jackpots are also remarkably large. It’s been said by economists who understand the idea that many do not purchase a card with the rational assumption of winning. Zimbet is founded on either the national or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pander to the incredibly rich of the state and vacationers. Up until not long ago, there was a incredibly big sightseeing industry, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated conflict have carved into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which have table games, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have slot machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the economy has diminished by beyond 40% in recent years and with the connected deprivation and bloodshed that has arisen, it is not understood how well the sightseeing business which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will be alive until things improve is simply not known.