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The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you may think that there would be little desire for supporting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be operating the opposite way, with the desperate market circumstances creating a larger desire to play, to try and find a quick win, a way from the crisis.

For many of the citizens surviving on the abysmal local wages, there are 2 dominant forms of gambling, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the odds of succeeding are extremely low, but then the winnings are also extremely big. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the idea that the majority do not buy a ticket with an actual belief of winning. Zimbet is founded on either the national or the English football divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, pander to the very rich of the country and travelers. Up until a short while ago, there was a considerably big sightseeing industry, founded on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated conflict have carved into this market.

Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slots. 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 two of which offer gaming tables, slots 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 table games.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforementioned 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 metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Since the economy has diminished by more than forty percent in the past few years and with the connected poverty and crime that has come about, it isn’t well-known how well the tourist industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will be alive until conditions get better is merely unknown.