For most of the locals living on the meager local wages, there are two popular forms of gambling, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with most everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the odds of winning are extremely low, but then the prizes are also extremely high. It’s been said by economists who study the subject that most do not buy a ticket in the rational expectation of winning; people understand the odds well enough. Rather, the possession of a ticket that might win that fortune acts as a pleasure in itself, dreaming about what could be done, if it did win. Zimbet is based on either the local or the UK football leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Sa halip, ang pagkakaroon ng isang tiket na maaaring manalo na gawang kapalaran bilang isang kasiyahan sa kanyang sarili, pangangarap tungkol sa kung ano ang maaaring gawin, kung ito ay manalo. Zimbet ay batay sa alinman sa mga lokal o sa UK putbol liga at nagsasangkot predicting ang resulta ng mga hinaharap na tumutugma.