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The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you might envision that there might be little appetite for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it appears to be functioning the opposite way, with the crucial market conditions leading to a higher desire to bet, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way out of the crisis.

For many of the citizens subsisting on the meager nearby wages, there are 2 established types of wagering, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the chances of winning are unbelievably low, but then the winnings are also extremely large. It’s been said by economists who study the subject that the majority do not purchase a ticket with the rational assumption of winning. Zimbet is based on one of the national or the British football divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future games.

Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, cater to the extremely rich of the country and sightseers. Up until a short while ago, there was a very substantial sightseeing industry, built on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and associated conflict have carved into this market.

Amongst Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just one armed bandits. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer table games, slot machines and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which has slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.

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

Given that the economy has shrunk by more than 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has cropped up, it isn’t known how healthy the vacationing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will carry through until things get better is simply not known.