The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the moment, so you might envision that there would be little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be working the other way around, with the crucial economic conditions creating a larger eagerness to play, to try and find a fast win, a way from the problems.
For most of the citizens surviving on the meager nearby wages, there are two dominant forms of betting, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the chances of hitting are remarkably small, but then the winnings are also remarkably high. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the situation that the lion’s share do not buy a card with an actual belief of profiting. Zimbet is based on either the local or the English football leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, look after the extremely rich of the nation and sightseers. Until a short while ago, there was a considerably big sightseeing business, founded on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated crime have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slots. 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, the pair of which offer table games, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which has slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has deflated by more than 40 percent in recent years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has cropped up, it is not well-known how healthy the tourist business which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will be alive until conditions get better is merely not known.
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