The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you may imagine that there might be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it seems to be working the opposite way, with the atrocious economic circumstances creating a higher eagerness to bet, to try and find a fast win, a way out of the difficulty.
For the majority of the people surviving on the meager local money, there are two dominant styles of gaming, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the chances of succeeding are remarkably small, but then the winnings are also remarkably large. It’s been said by market analysts who study the idea that the lion’s share do not purchase a card with a real expectation of hitting. Zimbet is founded on one of the national or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pamper the very rich of the state and travelers. Up till recently, there was a considerably large sightseeing business, centered on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and connected bloodshed have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, 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 only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which have gaming tables, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which have video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has shrunk by beyond forty percent in recent years and with the connected poverty and violence that has resulted, it is not well-known how well the vacationing business which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will carry on until conditions improve is merely not known.