The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could imagine that there would be little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it seems to be working the opposite way around, with the crucial market conditions creating a bigger desire to bet, to try and discover a quick win, a way out of the problems.
For many of the people living on the abysmal local wages, there are two common forms of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of hitting are remarkably tiny, but then the prizes are also remarkably big. It’s been said by market analysts who study the subject that the lion’s share don’t buy a card with the rational belief of profiting. Zimbet is built on one of the local or the British soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, mollycoddle the incredibly rich of the nation and travelers. Up till a short while ago, there was a considerably large tourist business, centered on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and connected conflict have carved into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, 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 Casino, which has just the slot machines. 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, slots 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 gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there is a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has diminished by beyond 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has come about, it isn’t known how healthy the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will survive till conditions improve is basically unknown.
