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The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the moment, so you could envision that there might be little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be working the opposite way around, with the crucial market conditions creating a bigger desire to gamble, to attempt to find a fast win, a way out of the situation.

For almost all of the locals surviving on the tiny local wages, there are two common styles of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the chances of profiting are surprisingly small, but then the jackpots are also extremely big. It’s been said by economists who understand the subject that the majority don’t purchase a card with a real belief of profiting. Zimbet is founded on one of the local or the English football divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.

Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, pander to the very rich of the state and travelers. Up till not long ago, there was a exceptionally big sightseeing business, built on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and associated conflict 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 five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling hall, 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 offer gaming tables, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which has video poker machines and tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Given that the market has deflated by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has resulted, it is not known how healthy the sightseeing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will carry on till things get better is simply unknown.