The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the current time, so you may think that there might be very little desire for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it seems to be functioning the other way around, with the critical economic circumstances leading to a greater desire to wager, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For nearly all of the citizens living on the meager local wages, there are two common forms of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else in the world, there is a national lotto where the odds of profiting are unbelievably small, but then the jackpots are also extremely big. It’s been said by economists who understand the subject that the majority don’t buy a ticket with an actual belief of winning. Zimbet is based on either the local or the British football divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, pander to the extremely rich of the nation and sightseers. Up till a short while ago, there was a extremely big vacationing industry, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated conflict have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare has 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, both of which offer gaming machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 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 diminished by more than 40% in recent years and with the connected deprivation and bloodshed that has cropped up, it is not known how healthy the tourist business which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will survive until things improve is simply unknown.
