The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you might think that there might be little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be working the opposite way around, with the awful economic circumstances creating a greater desire to bet, to attempt to find a fast win, a way from the problems.
For many of the people subsisting on the abysmal nearby wages, there are 2 common styles of gaming, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a national lotto where the probabilities of hitting are unbelievably small, but then the winnings are also remarkably big. It’s been said by economists who look at the idea that most do not purchase a ticket with a real expectation of profiting. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the UK football leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, mollycoddle the considerably rich of the society and sightseers. Up until a short while ago, there was a very large vacationing industry, centered on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated violence 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 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 just one armed bandits. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which offer gaming tables, slot machines and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which offer video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforementioned talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of two horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has contracted by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and bloodshed that has come about, it is not well-known how healthy the tourist business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will survive until conditions improve is basically unknown.