The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you may think that there would be very little appetite for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it appears to be functioning the opposite way around, with the awful market circumstances creating a bigger eagerness to play, to try and find a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For many of the locals living on the meager local wages, there are 2 established styles of betting, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the chances of winning are surprisingly small, but then the winnings are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by economists who understand the situation that the majority don’t buy a ticket with a real assumption of winning. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the United Kingston football divisions and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, pamper the exceedingly rich of the country and sightseers. Until a short time ago, there was a very big vacationing business, based on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and associated conflict have carved into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which offer gaming tables, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which has slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforestated alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there is a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has diminished by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and bloodshed that has arisen, it isn’t understood how healthy the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will still be around until things get better is simply not known.
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