The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you might think that there might be very little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In reality, it seems to be functioning the opposite way around, with the awful economic circumstances leading to a larger desire to gamble, to try and find a fast win, a way from the problems.
For almost all of the locals living on the tiny nearby wages, there are 2 established styles of betting, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the odds of hitting are extremely low, but then the jackpots are also extremely high. It’s been said by economists who look at the concept that most do not purchase a ticket with a real assumption of hitting. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the UK football divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pamper the exceedingly rich of the nation and travelers. Up till a short time ago, there was a very substantial sightseeing business, based on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and connected violence 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 one armed bandits, and the Plumtree gambling den, 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, the pair of which offer table games, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which offer slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforementioned alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there is a total of two horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has deflated by more than 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and conflict that has arisen, it is not known how healthy the vacationing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will carry on till conditions get better is simply not known.
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