The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you might imagine that there would be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it appears to be working the opposite way around, with the atrocious economic conditions leading to a bigger desire to wager, to try and locate a quick win, a way out of the crisis.
For the majority of the people surviving on the tiny nearby wages, there are 2 dominant forms of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of hitting are extremely small, but then the jackpots are also extremely large. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the idea that most don’t buy a card with the rational assumption of hitting. Zimbet is built on either the local or the United Kingston football divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, pander to the exceedingly rich of the nation and travelers. Until not long ago, there was a considerably substantial sightseeing business, built on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated violence have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. 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 gaming tables, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has diminished by beyond forty percent in the past few years and with the connected poverty and violence that has resulted, it isn’t understood how well the sightseeing business which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of them will still be around until things get better is basically not known.
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