The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you might envision that there would be little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it seems to be operating the opposite way around, with the awful market circumstances creating a greater eagerness to wager, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way out of the problems.
For nearly all of the people subsisting on the meager nearby wages, there are two common forms of betting, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the chances of succeeding are surprisingly small, but then the winnings are also unbelievably large. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the subject that the lion’s share don’t buy a card with a real expectation of hitting. Zimbet is based on either the national or the British football divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pander to the astonishingly rich of the country and travelers. Up till a short while ago, there was a extremely big tourist business, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and associated crime have carved into this trade.
Among 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 hall, which has just the slot machine games. 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 two of which have gaming tables, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which offer slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforestated talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has deflated by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and bloodshed that has come about, it isn’t known how well the sightseeing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of them will carry on till things get better is basically unknown.
