The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you might think that there might be little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it appears to be operating the other way, with the crucial market conditions creating a larger ambition to wager, to attempt to find a fast win, a way from the situation.
For nearly all of the locals living on the meager local money, there are two common types of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the odds of hitting are remarkably small, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly large. It’s been said by economists who understand the idea that the majority don’t buy a card with the rational expectation of hitting. Zimbet is founded on one of the domestic or the British football leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, look after the incredibly rich of the nation and travelers. Up till a short time ago, there was a very large tourist business, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated violence have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which contain gaming tables, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which offer video poker machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the above alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there is 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.
Since the economy has diminished by more than 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has cropped up, it is not understood how well the tourist industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will survive till conditions get better is basically not known.
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