The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you may imagine that there would be little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it appears to be working the other way around, with the critical market conditions creating a higher ambition to bet, to try and locate a fast win, a way out of the crisis.
For the majority of the people surviving on the tiny nearby money, there are 2 common forms of betting, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of profiting are extremely small, but then the prizes are also unbelievably large. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the subject that the lion’s share do not buy a ticket with the rational assumption of profiting. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the British soccer leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, cater to the exceedingly rich of the country and sightseers. Up until recently, there was a exceptionally large tourist business, centered on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and connected conflict have carved 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 slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer table games, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which offer slot machines and table games.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforestated talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has contracted by beyond forty percent in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and crime that has come to pass, it is not known how healthy the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will be alive until things get better is merely unknown.
February 14th, 2021
Meadow
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