The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you may imagine that there would be very little appetite for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it seems to be working the opposite way around, with the atrocious market conditions leading to a higher eagerness to bet, to try and locate a quick win, a way from the problems.
For almost all of the locals living on the meager nearby wages, there are 2 popular styles of gaming, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lottery where the chances of hitting are extremely small, but then the jackpots are also remarkably high. It’s been said by financial experts who study the subject that most don’t buy a ticket with the rational expectation of hitting. Zimbet is based on either the national or the UK football divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, pander to the considerably rich of the society and sightseers. Up until recently, there was a incredibly substantial sightseeing business, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated conflict have cut into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which offer table games, slots 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 above alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the market has diminished by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has come about, it is not known how healthy the vacationing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will survive until conditions get better is merely unknown.
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