The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you might envision that there would be little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it appears to be operating the other way around, with the critical economic conditions creating a greater eagerness to bet, to attempt to find a quick win, a way out of the difficulty.
For the majority of the people living on the tiny local wages, there are two dominant forms of gaming, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the chances of profiting are surprisingly small, but then the jackpots are also remarkably high. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the subject that the lion’s share don’t purchase a ticket with the rational belief of winning. Zimbet is built on one of the local or the British soccer leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, cater to the astonishingly rich of the society and travelers. Until recently, there was a exceptionally large tourist business, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and connected violence have carved into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 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 just slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have table games, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which has slot machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has shrunk by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and conflict that has resulted, it isn’t understood how well the tourist business which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will be alive till things improve is simply unknown.
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