The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you may imagine that there might be little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it appears to be working the opposite way around, with the atrocious economic circumstances creating a higher eagerness to bet, to attempt to find a fast win, a way out of the situation.
For the majority of the people living on the abysmal local wages, there are 2 dominant forms of gambling, the state lottery and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of winning are remarkably low, but then the winnings are also extremely high. It’s been said by economists who look at the concept that the lion’s share don’t purchase a card with the rational belief of winning. Zimbet is built on either the national or the English soccer divisions and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pander to the considerably rich of the country and vacationers. Up till a short while ago, there was a incredibly substantial tourist business, based on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated violence have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 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 just slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which offer table games, one armed bandits and video 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 table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of two horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has deflated by beyond 40% in recent years and with the connected poverty and violence that has arisen, it is not understood how well the sightseeing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will carry on till conditions improve is merely not known.
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