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The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the current time, so you might think that there would be little appetite for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. In fact, it seems to be functioning the opposite way, with the awful economic circumstances leading to a larger desire to bet, to try and locate a fast win, a way from the problems.

For almost all of the locals living on the abysmal nearby wages, there are two common styles of gambling, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a state lottery where the probabilities of profiting are surprisingly low, but then the prizes are also extremely large. It’s been said by economists who understand the subject that most do not buy a card with an actual expectation of winning. Zimbet is based on either the national or the English football divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.

Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, pamper the exceedingly rich of the state and vacationers. Up until not long ago, there was a incredibly substantial tourist industry, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market woes and associated bloodshed have cut into this market.

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

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

Seeing as that the economy has shrunk by beyond forty percent in the past few years and with the connected deprivation and conflict that has resulted, it isn’t known how well the tourist business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s gambling dens will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around until conditions get better is merely unknown.