The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you might think that there might be very little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. Actually, it seems to be functioning the opposite way around, with the critical market conditions creating a larger eagerness to bet, to try and discover a fast win, a way out of the situation.
For almost all of the locals living on the meager nearby earnings, there are two dominant styles of gambling, the state lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lottery where the probabilities of profiting are remarkably small, but then the jackpots are also remarkably large. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the concept that the majority do not buy a ticket with an actual belief of profiting. Zimbet is founded on one of the national or the British soccer leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, pander to the astonishingly rich of the state and sightseers. Until recently, there was a considerably substantial sightseeing industry, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated conflict have carved into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer table games, slot machines and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has deflated by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has come to pass, it is not well-known how well the sightseeing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of them will be alive until things get better is merely not known.
