The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could envision that there might be little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. Actually, it appears to be working the opposite way, with the crucial economic conditions leading to a bigger ambition to bet, to attempt to find a quick win, a way out of the situation.

For the majority of the citizens living on the tiny nearby money, there are two popular forms of gambling, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lottery where the probabilities of succeeding are remarkably tiny, but then the winnings are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the subject that many don’t purchase a card with an actual expectation of hitting. Zimbet is built on one of the domestic or the British football divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, pamper the very rich of the state and tourists. Until recently, there was a very big sightseeing business, founded on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and associated bloodshed have carved into this market.

Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer table games, one armed bandits and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which has 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 parimutuel betting system), there is a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Seeing as that the market has contracted by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected poverty and violence that has resulted, it isn’t known how healthy the vacationing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will survive until conditions improve is basically unknown.