The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you might think that there might be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it appears to be operating the opposite way, with the atrocious economic conditions leading to a higher eagerness to bet, to attempt to locate a fast win, a way out of the crisis.
For the majority of the citizens surviving on the abysmal local wages, there are two common types of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a national lotto where the odds of succeeding are unbelievably low, but then the jackpots are also extremely large. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the idea that many do not buy a ticket with a real expectation of profiting. Zimbet is founded on either the domestic or the UK soccer divisions and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other shoe, mollycoddle the very rich of the society and sightseers. Up until a short while ago, there was a considerably substantial tourist business, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated violence have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which contain table games, one armed bandits and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has deflated by beyond forty percent in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has arisen, it isn’t known how well the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of them will carry on until conditions improve is basically not known.
