The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could imagine that there might be little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it seems to be operating the other way around, with the crucial economic circumstances creating a greater desire to bet, to try and locate a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For most of the people surviving on the abysmal local earnings, there are two established forms of betting, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the chances of succeeding are extremely small, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by economists who understand the idea that the lion’s share don’t buy a card with the rational expectation of hitting. Zimbet is centered on either the national or the British soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, cater to the incredibly rich of the society and tourists. Up till a short while ago, there was a extremely substantial sightseeing business, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and connected crime have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which contain table games, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which has video poker machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforementioned alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are a total of two horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has shrunk by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and crime that has cropped up, it is not well-known how well the tourist industry which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will be alive till things get better is merely not known.