The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the moment, so you might think that there would be little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it seems to be operating the opposite way around, with the crucial economic circumstances leading to a greater eagerness to bet, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way out of the crisis.
For the majority of the citizens surviving on the tiny local money, there are 2 common types of betting, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the odds of profiting are remarkably low, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by economists who study the idea that the majority do not purchase a ticket with an actual assumption of winning. Zimbet is based on either the domestic or the British soccer divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, look after the very rich of the nation and tourists. Until a short time ago, there was a very big sightseeing industry, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated violence have cut into this market.
Amongst 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 den, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Centre in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which contain gaming tables, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there is a total of 2 horse racing complexs in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has diminished by more than 40 percentin the past few years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has come to pass, it isn’t understood how well the sightseeing business which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will carry through until conditions improve is merely not known.