The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the current time, so you could imagine that there would be little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be functioning the opposite way, with the critical economic circumstances leading to a larger desire to bet, to try and discover a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For many of the locals surviving on the abysmal local earnings, there are two established forms of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the chances of profiting are extremely small, but then the winnings are also extremely high. It’s been said by economists who study the idea that most don’t buy a card with an actual expectation of winning. Zimbet is centered on one of the local or the UK soccer leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, cater to the incredibly rich of the country and sightseers. Up until a short while ago, there was a incredibly large sightseeing business, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated crime have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has just the slot machine games. 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 pair of which offer table games, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which have gaming machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has diminished by more than forty percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has cropped up, it is not well-known how healthy the tourist industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will survive till things get better is simply unknown.