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The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a risk at the moment, so you may think that there would be little appetite for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it appears to be operating the opposite way, with the critical market circumstances creating a greater eagerness to bet, to try and find a quick win, a way out of the problems.

For nearly all of the citizens living on the tiny local money, there are two dominant types of wagering, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the odds of succeeding are remarkably low, but then the jackpots are also surprisingly large. It’s been said by economists who look at the situation that many do not purchase a ticket with the rational belief of profiting. Zimbet is built on one of the domestic or the UK soccer leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future games.

Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, cater to the very rich of the country and travelers. Up till a short time ago, there was a incredibly large tourist industry, founded on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated violence have carved into this trade.

Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slots. 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, both of which offer table games, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which have gaming machines and tables.

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

Since the economy has shrunk by more than 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and bloodshed that has resulted, it isn’t known how well the sightseeing business which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will survive until conditions get better is merely not known.