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The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you might imagine that there would be little desire for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it appears to be functioning the opposite way, with the atrocious economic circumstances creating a higher desire to play, to attempt to locate a fast win, a way out of the situation.

For nearly all of the locals living on the meager nearby earnings, there are two common types of betting, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lottery where the chances of winning are remarkably low, but then the prizes are also extremely high. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the concept that most don’t purchase a ticket with the rational expectation of hitting. Zimbet is based on either the domestic or the UK football divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, pander to the very rich of the society and tourists. Up until a short time ago, there was a considerably big vacationing business, based on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated conflict have carved into this trade.

Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which contain table games, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which has slot machines and table games.

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 tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Since the economy has deflated by beyond 40% in recent years and with the connected deprivation and crime that has resulted, it isn’t known how well the vacationing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will survive till things get better is simply unknown.