The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could imagine that there might be little affinity for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it appears to be functioning the other way, with the awful economic circumstances leading to a higher eagerness to bet, to try and find a quick win, a way out of the problems.
For nearly all of the people living on the abysmal local earnings, there are two popular styles of betting, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a national lotto where the chances of succeeding are surprisingly low, but then the jackpots are also very large. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the idea that the lion’s share do not purchase a ticket with a real expectation of profiting. Zimbet is centered on either the domestic or the UK soccer leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other shoe, look after the incredibly rich of the nation and vacationers. Until recently, there was a exceptionally big tourist industry, centered on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and connected bloodshed have carved into this market.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just one armed bandits. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have table games, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of 2 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 diminished by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has come to pass, it is not known how well the sightseeing industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of them will still be around till things improve is merely unknown.