The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you could think that there might be little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it seems to be functioning the opposite way, with the awful market conditions creating a larger ambition to gamble, to try and locate a quick win, a way from the crisis.

For almost all of the citizens living on the tiny nearby wages, there are 2 dominant types of gambling, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the chances of winning are surprisingly low, but then the winnings are also extremely high. It’s been said by economists who understand the concept that most don’t buy a card with an actual expectation of winning. Zimbet is based on one of the domestic or the UK football divisions and involves predicting the results of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other foot, look after the extremely rich of the nation and travelers. Until recently, there was a very substantial tourist business, based on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated violence have cut into this trade.

Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. 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 have table games, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer slot machines and table games.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Given that the economy has shrunk by more than 40 percent in recent years and with the connected poverty and crime that has come about, it is not understood how well the tourist business which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around till things get better is basically not known.