The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you could envision that there would be very little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be operating the other way, with the crucial economic conditions leading to a higher ambition to bet, to try and discover a fast win, a way from the situation.
For the majority of the citizens surviving on the tiny nearby money, there are two dominant forms of gambling, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lotto where the chances of hitting are extremely tiny, but then the winnings are also remarkably big. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the concept that the lion’s share do not buy a card with a real assumption of profiting. Zimbet is built on one of the domestic or the English soccer leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other shoe, look after the very rich of the society and tourists. Up until a short time ago, there was a incredibly big sightseeing business, based on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated bloodshed have cut into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, 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, both of which contain table games, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which have video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are 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.
Since the market has contracted by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and bloodshed that has come to pass, it isn’t well-known how well the tourist industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will survive until conditions get better is basically unknown.