The act of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you could think that there would be very little appetite for visiting Zimbabwe’s casinos. In fact, it seems to be operating the other way, with the critical market circumstances creating a larger ambition to gamble, to try and discover a quick win, a way from the situation.

For nearly all of the citizens subsisting on the tiny nearby money, there are 2 dominant styles of gaming, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a national lotto where the chances of winning are remarkably small, but then the prizes are also extremely high. It’s been said by economists who look at the concept that many do not buy a card with the rational assumption of hitting. Zimbet is built on either the domestic or the English soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s casinos, on the other hand, look after the incredibly rich of the state and sightseers. Up until recently, there was a incredibly large tourist industry, founded on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated violence 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 one armed bandits, and the Plumtree gambling hall, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slots. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which have gaming tables, one armed bandits and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, both of which offer slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforestated mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Given that the economy has deflated by beyond forty percent in the past few years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has arisen, it isn’t understood how healthy the vacationing business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will be alive until things improve is simply not known.