The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you could imagine that there would be little affinity for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it seems to be working the other way, with the critical economic conditions leading to a higher desire to gamble, to try and discover a fast win, a way from the difficulty.
For the majority of the people living on the abysmal local money, there are two established styles of gambling, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the chances of profiting are remarkably small, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly large. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the concept that most do not purchase a ticket with an actual belief of winning. Zimbet is built on either the domestic or the English football divisions and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pander to the extremely rich of the state and vacationers. Until a short while ago, there was a considerably big sightseeing industry, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and connected violence have cut 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 gambling hall, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have gaming tables, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer video poker machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has shrunk by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has cropped up, it isn’t well-known how well the vacationing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will carry through until things get better is simply unknown.
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