The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you may think that there would be very little affinity for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it appears to be operating the other way around, with the crucial economic circumstances creating a higher desire to play, to try and locate a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For nearly all of the locals surviving on the abysmal local money, there are 2 established styles of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the chances of hitting are unbelievably tiny, but then the prizes are also very large. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the idea that the lion’s share don’t purchase a ticket with an actual belief of winning. Zimbet is based on either the local or the English soccer divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other shoe, pander to the exceedingly rich of the state and sightseers. Up until not long ago, there was a considerably substantial sightseeing industry, based on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and connected violence have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, 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 den, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have gaming tables, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which has video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has deflated by more than 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and bloodshed that has cropped up, it is not understood 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 them will still be around until things improve is merely unknown.
