The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you might envision that there might be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it appears to be functioning the other way around, with the crucial economic circumstances leading to a higher eagerness to wager, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way out of the problems.
For most of the citizens living on the abysmal nearby wages, there are two dominant styles of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the probabilities of hitting are extremely low, but then the jackpots are also remarkably high. It’s been said by economists who study the subject that most do not purchase a card with an actual expectation of profiting. Zimbet is founded on one of the domestic or the British football leagues and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, pamper the considerably rich of the state and sightseers. Up till recently, there was a very substantial sightseeing business, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated conflict have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer gaming tables, slots and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has 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 gambling dens and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has shrunk by more than forty percent in recent years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has arisen, it is not known how healthy the tourist industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of them will be alive till conditions improve is merely unknown.
