The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you may think that there might be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. Actually, it appears to be functioning the other way, with the crucial economic conditions leading to a greater eagerness to wager, to try and discover a fast win, a way from the situation.
For the majority of the locals subsisting on the tiny local money, there are 2 dominant types of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of succeeding are extremely low, but then the winnings are also very high. It’s been said by economists who look at the concept that the lion’s share do not buy a card with the rational assumption of profiting. Zimbet is centered on either the domestic or the UK soccer divisions and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, pander to the astonishingly rich of the country and vacationers. Up until not long ago, there was a very large tourist industry, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and connected violence have cut into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. 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 table games, slots and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforementioned mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has shrunk by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has cropped up, it isn’t understood how healthy the vacationing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will still be around until things get better is basically unknown.
