The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you might think that there might be little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be working the other way, with the awful economic circumstances creating a greater ambition to play, to attempt to locate a fast win, a way out of the problems.
For nearly all of the citizens living on the abysmal local earnings, there are 2 established forms of gambling, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the chances of hitting are unbelievably small, but then the prizes are also remarkably big. It’s been said by market analysts who study the subject that many do not buy a ticket with an actual belief of profiting. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pander to the extremely rich of the country and tourists. Until a short while ago, there was a extremely big vacationing business, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated violence have carved into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. 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 two of which contain gaming tables, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has deflated by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has come to pass, it isn’t understood how healthy the vacationing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry on until conditions improve is basically not known.