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The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you might envision that there might be little desire for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. Actually, it seems to be working the other way, with the crucial economic circumstances leading to a bigger ambition to wager, to try and locate a quick win, a way out of the crisis.

For many of the locals surviving on the abysmal nearby money, there are two common types of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a state lotto where the chances of succeeding are extremely small, but then the jackpots are also very large. It’s been said by market analysts who look at the idea that the majority don’t buy a ticket with a real belief of winning. Zimbet is centered on one of the national or the United Kingston soccer divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, pamper the astonishingly rich of the country and vacationers. Until recently, there was a very substantial vacationing industry, centered on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and associated conflict have cut into this trade.

Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, 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 den, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer table games, one armed bandits and video machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which has video poker machines and tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforementioned alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is quite like a parimutuel betting system), there are also 2 horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Given that the economy has contracted by more than 40% in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and crime that has cropped up, it is not well-known how well the tourist industry which supports Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will survive till things improve is merely unknown.