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The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you may envision that there would be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be operating the opposite way, with the awful market circumstances leading to a bigger desire to gamble, to attempt to find a fast win, a way out of the difficulty.

For nearly all of the locals living on the meager local wages, there are 2 popular types of gambling, the state lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a national lottery where the chances of profiting are extremely tiny, but then the prizes are also unbelievably high. It’s been said by economists who understand the concept that the majority don’t purchase a ticket with the rational belief of hitting. Zimbet is centered on one of the domestic or the British football leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other hand, cater to the very rich of the state and sightseers. Until a short while ago, there was a extremely large tourist industry, based on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic collapse and associated conflict 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 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 two of which contain gaming tables, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which has slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the aforementioned mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the nation: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Since the market has shrunk by more than 40% in recent years and with the associated poverty and bloodshed that has arisen, it is not known how healthy the sightseeing business which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of the casinos will still be around till things get better is basically unknown.