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The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could imagine that there might be very little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be operating the other way around, with the desperate market conditions leading to a greater desire to gamble, to try and find a fast win, a way from the situation.

For nearly all of the locals surviving on the meager nearby money, there are two established styles of betting, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lotto where the chances of winning are unbelievably small, but then the prizes are also surprisingly big. It’s been said by economists who understand the subject that the lion’s share don’t purchase a card with a real belief of profiting. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the English soccer divisions and involves determining the results of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, mollycoddle the considerably rich of the state and sightseers. Up till recently, there was a incredibly large tourist industry, built on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated crime have cut into this trade.

Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer gaming tables, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which offer slot machines and tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there is a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Given that the economy has diminished by more than 40 percent in the past few years and with the connected poverty and violence that has come to pass, it is not well-known how well the tourist business which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will still be around until conditions get better is basically not known.