The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could think that there would be very little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it seems to be operating the opposite way, with the crucial market conditions leading to a greater eagerness to play, to try and locate a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For most of the locals surviving on the tiny nearby money, there are two dominant forms of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the probabilities of hitting are extremely low, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly big. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the subject that many do not buy a card with a real expectation of profiting. Zimbet is built on either the local or the British football divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, look after the considerably rich of the state and travelers. Until a short time ago, there was a considerably big tourist industry, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and connected crime have carved into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has just the slots. 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, the two of which offer 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, each of which have slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has deflated by beyond forty percent in recent years and with the associated poverty and crime that has arisen, it is not well-known how healthy the tourist business which funds Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of them will carry through till things get better is simply unknown.
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