The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you may think that there would be little affinity for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it seems to be operating the other way around, with the atrocious economic conditions leading to a higher eagerness to bet, to attempt to find a fast win, a way out of the situation.
For many of the people subsisting on the abysmal local earnings, there are two popular styles of gambling, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the chances of winning are surprisingly small, but then the prizes are also unbelievably big. It’s been said by economists who understand the concept that many do not buy a ticket with a real expectation of winning. Zimbet is founded on either the local or the UK football leagues and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, cater to the very rich of the state and travelers. Up until recently, there was a exceptionally large tourist business, based on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated violence 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 gambling hall, which has only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just one armed bandits. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which contain table games, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which offer gaming machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforestated alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is quite 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 market has diminished by beyond 40% in recent years and with the connected deprivation and violence that has come about, it is not known how well the vacationing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of them will carry on till things get better is merely unknown.
