The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you may envision that there might be little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it appears to be functioning the other way around, with the critical market circumstances leading to a bigger ambition to bet, to try and find a fast win, a way out of the difficulty.
For most of the locals surviving on the meager local money, there are 2 established forms of gambling, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the chances of winning are remarkably tiny, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the situation that most do not purchase a ticket with a real assumption of hitting. Zimbet is built on either the domestic or the United Kingston football leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pander to the exceedingly rich of the country and sightseers. Until a short while ago, there was a exceptionally substantial vacationing business, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and associated crime have cut into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree gambling hall, 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 contain table games, one armed bandits and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which has video poker machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has diminished by more than forty percent in recent years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has cropped up, it is not known how healthy the vacationing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will survive till things get better is basically unknown.
