The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you could envision that there might be very little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it seems to be functioning the opposite way, with the critical economic circumstances leading to a bigger desire to gamble, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way out of the problems.
For almost all of the people surviving on the tiny nearby earnings, there are 2 established styles of betting, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the probabilities of winning are remarkably tiny, but then the prizes are also extremely high. It’s been said by economists who study the subject that the majority don’t buy a card with an actual expectation of hitting. Zimbet is centered on one of the national or the UK soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pamper the very rich of the country and tourists. Until a short time ago, there was a extremely large tourist business, based on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and connected bloodshed have carved into this market.
Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have 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 offer video poker machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has deflated by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has cropped up, it is not well-known how healthy the vacationing industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will carry on till things improve is simply unknown.