The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you might imagine that there would be little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it seems to be operating the opposite way, with the atrocious economic conditions creating a higher desire to play, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way out of the difficulty.
For most of the locals surviving on the tiny nearby wages, there are two established forms of betting, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the odds of winning are unbelievably tiny, but then the jackpots are also very big. It’s been said by financial experts who study the subject that most don’t buy a ticket with the rational belief of profiting. Zimbet is founded on either the domestic or the British soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, cater to the exceedingly rich of the nation and tourists. Up until a short while ago, there was a incredibly big sightseeing business, built on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated crime have carved into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, 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 den, which has only slot machine games. 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, the pair of which contain gaming tables, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer gaming machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools 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.
Since the market has contracted by more than 40% in recent years and with the connected deprivation and bloodshed that has arisen, it isn’t understood how well the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of them will be alive until conditions get better is basically unknown.
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