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The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you might think that there would be little appetite for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it seems to be functioning the opposite way, with the crucial economic conditions creating a greater eagerness to play, to attempt to discover a fast win, a way out of the situation.
For the majority of the people living on the abysmal local wages, there are 2 dominant forms of betting, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the chances of profiting are unbelievably low, but then the winnings are also very big. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the idea that the lion’s share don’t purchase a ticket with a real assumption of profiting. Zimbet is built on either the domestic or the British soccer divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pander to the extremely rich of the state and travelers. Up till a short time ago, there was a exceptionally large vacationing business, based on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated conflict have carved into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, 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 just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have table games, slots and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses 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 previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has diminished by more than 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has resulted, it isn’t understood how healthy the vacationing business which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will survive till things get better is merely unknown.
