1 Jan 18

[ English ]

The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you may imagine that there would be little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be working the other way around, with the atrocious economic conditions creating a larger ambition to play, to attempt to find a quick win, a way from the crisis.

For nearly all of the people surviving on the abysmal local earnings, there are two popular styles of gaming, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the odds of succeeding are extremely small, but then the winnings are also remarkably high. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the concept that the majority do not buy a ticket with a real belief of winning. Zimbet is centered on either the local or the English soccer divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, mollycoddle the astonishingly rich of the country and tourists. Up until not long ago, there was a very big sightseeing business, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and associated violence have cut into this trade.

Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slots. 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 have gaming tables, one armed bandits 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 slot machines and tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Seeing as that the market has shrunk by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the connected poverty and conflict that has resulted, it is not known how well the tourist business which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will carry through until things get better is basically unknown.


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