The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you might imagine that there would be little appetite for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it seems to be working the other way, with the awful economic conditions leading to a greater desire to bet, to try and discover a quick win, a way from the problems.
For most of the citizens surviving on the meager nearby earnings, there are 2 common styles of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the chances of hitting are surprisingly tiny, but then the prizes are also surprisingly big. It’s been said by economists who look at the situation that the lion’s share don’t purchase a ticket with a real belief of profiting. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the English soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pander to the considerably rich of the nation and tourists. Up till not long ago, there was a incredibly substantial tourist business, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes 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 slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. 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 contain gaming tables, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls 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 country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has diminished by beyond 40 percent in the past few years and with the connected poverty and conflict that has come to pass, it isn’t known how healthy the tourist business which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will survive till conditions get better is simply unknown.
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