The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the current time, so you might think that there would be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it appears to be functioning the other way around, with the atrocious economic circumstances creating a bigger desire to gamble, to try and find a fast win, a way out of the problems.

For the majority of the locals living on the meager local money, there are 2 popular styles of wagering, the state lottery and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the chances of winning are unbelievably low, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably large. It’s been said by economists who understand the situation that the lion’s share do not buy a card with the rational expectation of hitting. Zimbet is centered on either the national or the United Kingston football leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, mollycoddle the extremely rich of the country and travelers. Up until not long ago, there was a incredibly large sightseeing business, centered on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and connected bloodshed have carved into this market.

Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which contain gaming tables, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have slot machines and table games.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Given that the economy has diminished by more than 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has come about, it isn’t known how well the vacationing business which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will still be around until conditions get better is merely unknown.