The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could think that there would be little affinity for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it seems to be operating the other way around, with the desperate market circumstances creating a greater ambition to play, to try and discover a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For almost all of the citizens surviving on the abysmal local wages, there are 2 established types of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the chances of hitting are unbelievably low, but then the jackpots are also extremely high. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the concept that the lion’s share don’t purchase a ticket with an actual assumption of hitting. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the United Kingston soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, pander to the extremely rich of the society and vacationers. Up until recently, there was a extremely big sightseeing business, based on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated conflict have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slot machine games. 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, both of which contain table games, slot machines 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 offer gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there is a total of two horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has deflated by beyond 40% in recent years and with the connected poverty and crime that has come about, it is not understood how well the vacationing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry through till things get better is simply not known.
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