The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could imagine that there would be little appetite for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In fact, it appears to be functioning the opposite way around, with the desperate market circumstances creating a bigger ambition to bet, to try and find a quick win, a way from the situation.

For almost all of the citizens subsisting on the meager local money, there are 2 established types of betting, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lotto where the chances of hitting are extremely low, but then the jackpots are also unbelievably large. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the concept that the majority do not buy a card with the rational belief of profiting. Zimbet is founded on either the local or the English soccer leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future games.

Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pamper the incredibly rich of the society and tourists. Up until a short time ago, there was a exceptionally substantial vacationing industry, founded on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market woes and connected violence 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 hall, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have table games, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforestated talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Given that the economy has shrunk by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and conflict that has come to pass, it is not understood how healthy the sightseeing 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 still be around till conditions get better is merely unknown.