The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you could think that there would be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it appears to be operating the opposite way around, with the awful market circumstances leading to a bigger desire to bet, to attempt to discover a fast win, a way from the problems.

For almost all of the citizens living on the abysmal local wages, there are two popular types of gaming, the national lottery and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the probabilities of winning are remarkably tiny, but then the winnings are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by economists who understand the subject that most do not purchase a ticket with the rational belief of profiting. Zimbet is founded on one of the local or the British football divisions and involves determining the results of future games.

Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, cater to the extremely rich of the state and travelers. Up until a short while ago, there was a incredibly large sightseeing business, founded on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated crime have cut into this trade.

Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have 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, each of which offer gaming machines and table games.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there is a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Since the economy has deflated by more than 40% in recent years and with the connected poverty and violence that has arisen, it is not understood how healthy the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will be alive until conditions get better is basically unknown.