The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the current time, so you might envision that there might be little appetite for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be working the other way around, with the atrocious market circumstances creating a higher eagerness to play, to try and locate a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For most of the locals living on the abysmal local money, there are 2 popular styles of gambling, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lotto where the chances of hitting are extremely tiny, but then the winnings are also extremely big. It’s been said by economists who understand the subject that most don’t buy a card with a real expectation of profiting. Zimbet is founded on either the local or the UK football leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other shoe, pander to the considerably rich of the state and vacationers. Until a short while ago, there was a incredibly substantial vacationing business, centered on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated crime have carved 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 one armed bandits, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which contain gaming tables, slots and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which has slot machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the above alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there is a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has shrunk by more than 40% in recent years and with the connected deprivation and conflict that has resulted, it is not understood how well the tourist industry which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will carry on until things get better is simply unknown.
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