The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the moment, so you might think that there would be little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be functioning the other way, with the awful economic circumstances creating a larger eagerness to wager, to try and locate a quick win, a way out of the difficulty.
For almost all of the citizens subsisting on the meager local wages, there are 2 established types of betting, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lottery where the chances of winning are surprisingly small, but then the jackpots are also remarkably high. It’s been said by economists who understand the concept that the majority do not buy a ticket with the rational belief of winning. Zimbet is built on one of the local or the United Kingston football divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, pander to the very rich of the society and vacationers. Up until a short time ago, there was a extremely substantial sightseeing industry, centered on safaris 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 Casino, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer table games, slot machines and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which has slot machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the market has contracted by beyond forty percent in recent years and with the connected poverty and bloodshed that has arisen, it is not understood how well the tourist industry which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of them will still be around until things improve is basically unknown.