The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you might imagine that there would be very little appetite for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be functioning the other way around, with the atrocious market conditions creating a greater desire to bet, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For many of the people surviving on the meager nearby money, there are two established forms of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the odds of succeeding are surprisingly small, but then the winnings are also surprisingly big. It’s been said by financial experts who study the subject that most don’t buy a card with an actual belief of profiting. Zimbet is based on one of the domestic or the United Kingston football divisions and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, pander to the astonishingly rich of the state and vacationers. Up till a short while ago, there was a exceptionally substantial sightseeing business, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and connected crime have carved into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, 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 slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which contain gaming tables, slot machines and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has contracted by more than forty percent in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has come about, it isn’t understood how healthy the sightseeing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will be alive until things get better is merely unknown.
