The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you might think that there would be little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it appears to be working the other way, with the awful market circumstances creating a higher desire to bet, to attempt to find a fast win, a way out of the crisis.
For most of the people subsisting on the meager nearby money, there are 2 common styles of betting, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lotto where the chances of profiting are extremely low, but then the prizes are also very large. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the concept that the lion’s share don’t purchase a ticket with a real expectation of profiting. Zimbet is based on one of the domestic or the UK football leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, cater to the very rich of the nation and vacationers. Up till a short while ago, there was a exceptionally substantial vacationing business, centered on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated violence have carved into this market.
Among 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 hall, which has only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming tables, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has shrunk by more than 40 percent in recent years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has cropped up, it is not well-known how well the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will carry through until things get better is simply not known.
