The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you might imagine that there would be very little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it seems to be operating the opposite way, with the atrocious market circumstances leading to a greater ambition to gamble, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For almost all of the locals living on the abysmal nearby earnings, there are two dominant styles of gambling, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a national lotto where the odds of succeeding are surprisingly low, but then the winnings are also unbelievably large. It’s been said by economists who look at the idea that the lion’s share don’t purchase a ticket with the rational assumption of profiting. Zimbet is built on either the domestic or the United Kingston soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, cater to the very rich of the nation and vacationers. Until a short while ago, there was a incredibly large sightseeing industry, centered on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and associated conflict have carved into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which have gaming tables, one armed bandits and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has deflated by more than forty percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has cropped up, it isn’t known how well the sightseeing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of them will carry on till things get better is basically unknown.