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The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you could think that there would be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it seems to be functioning the other way around, with the critical economic conditions creating a higher desire to bet, to try and find a fast win, a way from the problems.

For most of the people living on the meager nearby wages, there are 2 common styles of betting, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the chances of winning are extremely tiny, but then the prizes are also extremely big. It’s been said by economists who study the subject that most do not buy a ticket with an actual assumption of hitting. Zimbet is centered on either the national or the British football leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pander to the considerably rich of the state and travelers. Up until recently, there was a very substantial tourist industry, based on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and connected violence have cut into this market.

Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which contain gaming tables, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which have video poker machines and table games.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of two horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Seeing as that the market has deflated by beyond 40 percent in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and conflict that has cropped up, it is not understood how well the tourist business which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will survive until conditions improve is simply unknown.