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The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could imagine that there would be little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it seems to be working the other way, with the desperate economic circumstances creating a bigger ambition to play, to try and locate a fast win, a way out of the problems.

For many of the locals surviving on the meager nearby money, there are two common forms of betting, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the chances of profiting are extremely low, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly big. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the concept that the lion’s share don’t purchase a ticket with a real belief of profiting. Zimbet is built on one of the local or the UK soccer leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, cater to the exceedingly rich of the state and sightseers. Up till a short while ago, there was a very big tourist industry, built on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market woes and connected violence have cut into this market.

Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which contain table games, one armed bandits and electronic 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 blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforementioned mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Since the economy has diminished by more than 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and violence that has cropped up, it isn’t well-known how well the vacationing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will survive till things get better is basically not known.