The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you could envision that there would be very little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it appears to be operating the other way around, with the critical economic conditions leading to a larger desire to bet, to try and discover a fast win, a way out of the crisis.
For almost all of the people subsisting on the abysmal local money, there are 2 popular types of gambling, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the chances of winning are remarkably tiny, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably big. It’s been said by economists who look at the concept that most do not buy a ticket with the rational assumption of winning. Zimbet is based on either the national or the British soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, pander to the exceedingly rich of the country and travelers. Up until not long ago, there was a considerably big sightseeing industry, founded on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and connected conflict have cut into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two 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 machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer table games, one armed bandits and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforestated talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are a total of two horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has diminished by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and violence that has arisen, it is not well-known how healthy the sightseeing business which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will still be around till conditions get better is basically unknown.
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