The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you might envision that there might be very little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it seems to be working the other way around, with the awful market conditions leading to a larger ambition to bet, to try and discover a fast win, a way out of the situation.
For the majority of the locals living on the tiny nearby wages, there are 2 popular styles of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lotto where the chances of succeeding are remarkably tiny, but then the jackpots are also remarkably large. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the subject that most do not buy a card with a real assumption of winning. Zimbet is founded on either the local or the United Kingston soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, look after the incredibly rich of the state and travelers. Up till a short while ago, there was a very large tourist industry, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market woes and connected violence have cut into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, 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 den, which has only slot machine games. 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 have gaming tables, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have gaming machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforementioned mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the market has deflated by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the connected poverty and conflict that has cropped up, it is not known how healthy the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will carry through until things get better is basically not known.