Zimbabwe gambling dens
The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you might think that there would be very little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it appears to be working the opposite way, with the desperate economic conditions leading to a larger desire to wager, to attempt to discover a fast win, a way from the crisis.
For nearly all of the people surviving on the tiny nearby wages, there are 2 common types of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the chances of profiting are extremely tiny, but then the prizes are also surprisingly large. It’s been said by market analysts who study the situation that most don’t buy a card with an actual belief of hitting. Zimbet is founded on one of the domestic or the UK football leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, cater to the incredibly rich of the country and sightseers. Up until not long ago, there was a considerably substantial sightseeing business, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated conflict have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, 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 pair of which have table games, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which offer gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) 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 crime that has cropped up, it is not well-known how healthy the sightseeing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around till things improve is simply not known.
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