The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you might think that there might be little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it seems to be working the opposite way around, with the atrocious economic conditions creating a higher desire to play, to try and locate a quick win, a way from the difficulty.
For most of the people surviving on the abysmal local money, there are 2 dominant types of gaming, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the odds of profiting are surprisingly low, but then the jackpots are also remarkably large. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the situation that most don’t buy a card with an actual belief of profiting. Zimbet is centered on either the local or the English soccer leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other shoe, cater to the considerably rich of the nation and vacationers. Until a short while ago, there was a incredibly substantial sightseeing business, founded on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and associated bloodshed have carved into this trade.
Among 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 hall, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which contain table games, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which have gaming machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens 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 second metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has deflated by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated poverty and violence that has come to pass, it isn’t known how healthy the vacationing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will survive until conditions improve is merely unknown.
