The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you may envision that there would be very little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it appears to be operating the opposite way, with the awful market conditions creating a higher eagerness to bet, to try and locate a fast win, a way out of the crisis.
For many of the locals surviving on the abysmal nearby money, there are 2 established styles of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of hitting are unbelievably low, but then the prizes are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the concept that many do not purchase a card with the rational assumption of hitting. Zimbet is based on either the national or the UK football leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other shoe, pander to the very rich of the society and travelers. Until recently, there was a exceptionally substantial sightseeing business, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated conflict have carved into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center 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, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has deflated by more than 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has come about, it isn’t understood how well the sightseeing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of them will survive till things get better is simply unknown.
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