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The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you could think that there might be little desire for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. Actually, it seems to be operating the opposite way, with the awful economic circumstances creating a bigger eagerness to bet, to attempt to find a quick win, a way from the problems.

For the majority of the people living on the tiny local money, there are 2 popular types of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the odds of profiting are surprisingly tiny, but then the jackpots are also very big. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the situation that the majority don’t buy a card with an actual expectation of hitting. Zimbet is founded on either the national or the British soccer divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future games.

Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, cater to the astonishingly rich of the society and sightseers. Up till not long ago, there was a very substantial sightseeing industry, founded on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated conflict have cut into this trade.

Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which contain gaming tables, one armed bandits and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which have slot machines and tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the above talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of two horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Seeing as that the market has deflated by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and bloodshed that has resulted, it is not known how healthy the vacationing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of them will be alive till conditions get better is simply not known.