The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you could think that there might be very little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be working the other way around, with the critical economic conditions leading to a greater ambition to wager, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For most of the citizens living on the tiny local money, there are 2 popular types of betting, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the chances of winning are remarkably tiny, but then the jackpots are also remarkably big. It’s been said by market analysts who study the subject that many do not purchase a ticket with the rational expectation of profiting. Zimbet is based on one of the domestic or the British football leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, look after the considerably rich of the state and tourists. Until a short while ago, there was a exceptionally big sightseeing business, centered on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and connected conflict have cut into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two 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 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 offer gaming tables, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which have video poker machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has shrunk by beyond 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has come about, it isn’t understood how well the tourist business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will survive until things improve is basically unknown.