The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you might imagine that there might be very little appetite for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it seems to be functioning the opposite way around, with the critical economic circumstances creating a higher eagerness to gamble, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way out of the crisis.
For the majority of the citizens living on the meager nearby money, there are two established styles of gaming, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the probabilities of winning are unbelievably low, but then the prizes are also remarkably large. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the situation that most don’t purchase a card with an actual belief of hitting. Zimbet is built on either the local or the UK soccer leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, pamper the considerably rich of the society and travelers. Up till recently, there was a extremely big tourist business, centered on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and connected conflict have cut into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, 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 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 two of which contain gaming tables, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have slot 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 pools system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has deflated by more than forty percent in recent years and with the connected poverty and conflict that has arisen, it is not known how healthy the tourist industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the near future. How many of them will carry through till things improve is merely unknown.
February 5th, 2025
Alvin
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