The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you might think that there might be very little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it seems to be functioning the other way around, with the crucial economic circumstances creating a larger desire to bet, to attempt to find a quick win, a way from the difficulty.
For nearly all of the locals living on the abysmal local wages, there are two established forms of gambling, the state lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the chances of winning are unbelievably low, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the subject that the majority do not buy a ticket with the rational belief of hitting. Zimbet is centered on either the national or the English football leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, cater to the very rich of the nation and sightseers. Up until a short time ago, there was a considerably substantial sightseeing industry, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated violence have cut into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, 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 only slots. 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, the pair of which offer gaming tables, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer video poker machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforementioned alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has diminished by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected poverty and violence that has resulted, it is not known how well the vacationing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will survive till things improve is basically unknown.