The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you could envision that there might be very little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it appears to be operating the other way around, with the desperate market conditions leading to a bigger eagerness to play, to attempt to locate a fast win, a way out of the situation.

For many of the locals living on the meager nearby wages, there are 2 established forms of betting, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a national lotto where the odds of winning are extremely small, but then the jackpots are also extremely big. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the concept that the majority don’t purchase a ticket with an actual expectation of hitting. Zimbet is built on one of the local or the English football leagues and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.

Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, look after the astonishingly rich of the state and travelers. Until a short while ago, there was a incredibly large sightseeing industry, built on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and connected crime have carved into this market.

Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has just the slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which offer gaming tables, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have slot machines and table games.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the above alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Given that the market has diminished by more than 40% in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has arisen, it is not known how healthy the sightseeing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will carry through till things improve is simply not known.