The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you might imagine that there would be very little appetite for patronizing Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it appears to be operating the other way, with the awful market conditions creating a greater ambition to play, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way out of the problems.
For most of the locals living on the tiny local earnings, there are 2 common types of wagering, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the odds of profiting are unbelievably tiny, but then the prizes are also extremely big. It’s been said by economists who understand the subject that the lion’s share do not purchase a ticket with a real belief of winning. Zimbet is based on either the national or the English football leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, cater to the astonishingly rich of the nation and tourists. Up till a short time ago, there was a exceptionally big sightseeing business, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated crime have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which offer 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, both of which offer video poker machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforementioned mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are also two 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% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and crime that has arisen, it is not well-known how well the sightseeing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will carry on till things get better is basically unknown.
