The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you could imagine that there would be very little appetite for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it appears to be working the other way around, with the atrocious economic conditions creating a higher eagerness to wager, to try and find a fast win, a way from the problems.

For many of the citizens subsisting on the tiny local earnings, there are two common styles of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the odds of succeeding are extremely small, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly big. It’s been said by economists who look at the situation that the lion’s share do not purchase a card with a real expectation of profiting. Zimbet is built on either the local or the British soccer divisions and involves predicting the results of future games.

Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, pander to the considerably rich of the state and vacationers. Up until a short while ago, there was a extremely substantial tourist industry, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated bloodshed have carved into this market.

Among Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has just the slots. 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, both of which have gaming tables, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which have gaming machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Since the market has diminished by more than forty percent in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has arisen, it is not known how healthy the vacationing industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will carry on until things get better is merely not known.