The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the moment, so you could envision that there would be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be functioning the other way around, with the crucial economic circumstances leading to a bigger desire to bet, to try and find a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For most of the people surviving on the abysmal nearby money, there are two common types of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of hitting are remarkably tiny, but then the jackpots are also very large. It’s been said by financial experts who study the concept that the majority don’t purchase a ticket with the rational assumption of winning. Zimbet is built on one of the national or the British football divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pamper the very rich of the country and vacationers. Up till a short time ago, there was a considerably big vacationing business, founded on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and connected conflict have carved into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slots. 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, both of which contain table games, slots and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which offer slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has shrunk by beyond forty percent in recent years and with the associated poverty and violence that has cropped up, it is not known how healthy the vacationing business which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will carry on until conditions improve is simply not known.
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