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The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the moment, so you might think that there might be very little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it seems to be working the opposite way, with the awful market circumstances creating a larger eagerness to wager, to attempt to discover a fast win, a way out of the situation.

For almost all of the locals living on the abysmal local wages, there are 2 dominant styles of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else in the world, there is a national lotto where the chances of winning are remarkably tiny, but then the winnings are also surprisingly big. It’s been said by economists who look at the concept that the lion’s share do not purchase a card with the rational belief of winning. Zimbet is centered on either the national or the UK soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other shoe, mollycoddle the incredibly rich of the society and sightseers. Up until a short while ago, there was a incredibly substantial tourist industry, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated bloodshed have cut into this trade.

Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 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 only slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which offer gaming tables, slots 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 gaming machines and tables.

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

Given that the economy has shrunk by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and conflict that has cropped up, it is not well-known how well the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of them will still be around till things get better is basically unknown.