The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you might think that there might be very little affinity for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it appears to be functioning the opposite way, with the crucial market conditions creating a bigger desire to bet, to try and discover a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For the majority of the locals subsisting on the tiny nearby wages, there are two common types of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the chances of hitting are remarkably small, but then the winnings are also unbelievably large. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the concept that the lion’s share don’t purchase a ticket with the rational expectation of winning. Zimbet is built on one of the national or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other shoe, cater to the incredibly rich of the nation and sightseers. Up until a short time ago, there was a very large vacationing industry, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and connected violence have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has just the slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. 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 electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which offer gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforementioned alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has shrunk by more than forty percent in the past few years and with the connected poverty and conflict that has cropped up, it is not known how healthy the vacationing business which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around until things improve is merely unknown.
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