The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you could think that there might be little desire for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. Actually, it seems to be functioning the opposite way, with the desperate market circumstances leading to a larger desire to play, to try and locate a quick win, a way from the difficulty.

For the majority of the locals surviving on the tiny nearby money, there are two dominant forms of gaming, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a national lotto where the probabilities of succeeding are extremely tiny, but then the jackpots are also remarkably large. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the situation that the lion’s share don’t buy a card with an actual expectation of profiting. Zimbet is built on either the national or the UK soccer leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, pander to the extremely rich of the nation and vacationers. Until recently, there was a incredibly substantial vacationing industry, founded on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and connected crime have carved 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 gambling den, which has only slot machine games. 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, the pair of which have table games, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which has slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of 2 horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Seeing as that the economy has contracted by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has resulted, it isn’t known how healthy the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will carry through till things get better is merely unknown.