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The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you might think that there would be very little appetite for supporting Zimbabwe's casinos. In fact, it seems to be functioning the opposite way around, with the awful market conditions leading to a greater eagerness to play, to try and find a quick win, a way out of the crisis.

For the majority of the people surviving on the tiny local earnings, there are 2 dominant forms of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the probabilities of profiting are unbelievably low, but then the winnings are also remarkably high. It's been said by market analysts who look at the idea that many don't purchase a ticket with an actual assumption of hitting. Zimbet is built on one of the local or the British soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future games.

Zimbabwe's casinos, on the other hand, cater to the exceedingly rich of the country and vacationers. Up till not long ago, there was a incredibly big tourist business, founded on safaris and visits to Victoria Falls. The economic woes and connected violence have cut into this market.

Amongst Zimbabwe's casinos, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which contain table games, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which offer gaming machines and tables.

In addition to Zimbabwe's gambling dens and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there are also 2 horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.

Since the economy has shrunk by more than forty percent in recent years and with the associated poverty and crime that has arisen, it isn't understood how healthy the tourist industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe's gambling dens will do in the in the years to come. How many of them will still be around until things get better is simply not known.