The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you may think that there would be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it appears to be working the other way, with the atrocious economic conditions creating a greater eagerness to play, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way out of the difficulty.
For the majority of the locals living on the meager local money, there are two common types of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lottery where the probabilities of hitting are remarkably low, but then the prizes are also remarkably large. It’s been said by market analysts who study the concept that the majority do not buy a card with a real assumption of winning. Zimbet is based on either the domestic or the British football leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, look after the astonishingly rich of the society and vacationers. Up till a short while ago, there was a exceptionally large tourist business, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and connected violence have cut into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slot machine games. 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 video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have video poker machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has diminished by more than 40% in recent years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has resulted, it is not known how healthy the sightseeing business which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will carry through till conditions improve is basically unknown.
