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The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you might think that there would be little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it appears to be working the opposite way around, with the desperate market circumstances leading to a greater ambition to play, to attempt to find a quick win, a way from the situation.

For many of the citizens living on the abysmal local wages, there are 2 popular styles of betting, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lotto where the chances of hitting are remarkably tiny, but then the prizes are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by financial experts who look at the situation that the majority do not buy a card with a real belief of hitting. Zimbet is based on one of the domestic or the English soccer divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, pamper the extremely rich of the country and tourists. Until recently, there was a considerably substantial sightseeing business, centered on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse 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 slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has just the slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which contain 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, both of which have slot machines and tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Given that the economy has shrunk by beyond forty percent in recent years and with the associated deprivation and bloodshed that has arisen, it is not understood how healthy the vacationing industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of them will carry on until things get better is merely not known.