The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you may think that there might be little affinity for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it appears to be working the opposite way around, with the awful economic circumstances creating a larger eagerness to bet, to try and find a fast win, a way out of the difficulty.

For most of the locals surviving on the abysmal local wages, there are 2 dominant types of wagering, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of profiting are remarkably tiny, but then the jackpots are also extremely high. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the idea that many don’t buy a card with a real expectation of profiting. Zimbet is centered on either the domestic or the United Kingston soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, mollycoddle the exceedingly rich of the society and travelers. Up till recently, there was a very large tourist industry, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and associated bloodshed have carved into this market.

Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree gambling hall, 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 contain gaming tables, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforestated alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there is a total of two horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Since the economy has shrunk by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated poverty and crime that has come about, it is not well-known how well the tourist business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will survive till things get better is merely unknown.