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The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you may think that there would be little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe's gambling dens. Actually, it appears to be working the other way around, with the critical market conditions creating a larger eagerness to play, to try and discover a fast win, a way out of the situation.

For many of the people subsisting on the tiny local wages, there are 2 popular styles of betting, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lottery where the chances of hitting are extremely small, but then the winnings are also remarkably high. It's been said by market analysts who study the concept that most do not purchase a card with an actual expectation of profiting. Zimbet is based on either the local or the English soccer leagues and involves predicting the results of future games.

Zimbabwe's gambling dens, on the other hand, look after the very rich of the state and vacationers. Until not long ago, there was a exceptionally large tourist industry, centered on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and connected violence have carved into this market.

Amongst Zimbabwe's gambling dens, 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 Casino, which has only slot machines. 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 pair of which have 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, each of which has slot machines and table games.

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

Since the economy has contracted by beyond 40 percent in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has cropped up, it is not understood how well the tourist business which is the foundation for Zimbabwe's gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will carry through until conditions improve is simply not known.