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The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you could envision that there might be little appetite for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it seems to be working the opposite way, with the critical market circumstances creating a greater ambition to bet, to try and find a fast win, a way out of the problems.

For many of the locals surviving on the tiny local wages, there are two dominant forms of gambling, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lottery where the probabilities of succeeding are extremely small, but then the jackpots are also extremely high. It’s been said by economists who understand the situation that many don’t purchase a card with an actual expectation of hitting. Zimbet is based on either the domestic or the English soccer divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other foot, cater to the considerably rich of the society and tourists. Up until not long ago, there was a incredibly large sightseeing industry, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market 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 five gaming tables and one armed bandits, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slot machines. 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 pair of which contain table games, slots and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which have video poker machines and table games.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforementioned talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Given that the market has deflated by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and bloodshed that has come to pass, it is not well-known how healthy the sightseeing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will carry through till things improve is simply not known.