The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you could envision that there might be little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be functioning the opposite way, with the awful economic conditions leading to a bigger ambition to bet, to try and locate a fast win, a way out of the difficulty.
For most of the people surviving on the meager nearby wages, there are 2 common forms of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the probabilities of hitting are extremely low, but then the jackpots are also very large. It’s been said by economists who understand the idea that the majority don’t buy a card with a real expectation of winning. Zimbet is built on one of the local or the English soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pander to the incredibly rich of the state and sightseers. Until a short while ago, there was a very substantial tourist business, founded on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated conflict have carved into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two 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 just one armed bandits. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which have table games, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which has gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has deflated by more than forty percent in recent years and with the connected poverty and violence that has resulted, it isn’t well-known how well the sightseeing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry through until conditions improve is simply unknown.
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