The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the moment, so you could envision that there would be little affinity for visiting Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it seems to be operating the other way, with the awful economic circumstances leading to a larger desire to wager, to try and find a fast win, a way from the problems.
For nearly all of the citizens surviving on the abysmal nearby earnings, there are two dominant styles of betting, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with almost everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lottery where the probabilities of succeeding are unbelievably low, but then the prizes are also unbelievably large. It’s been said by market analysts who understand the idea that many don’t buy a card with the rational expectation of profiting. Zimbet is built on either the local or the English football divisions and involves determining the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, pander to the considerably rich of the nation and travelers. Until a short while ago, there was a incredibly big sightseeing industry, built on nature trips and visits to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and connected violence have cut into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, there are two in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machine games. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only slot machines. Mutare contains the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the two of which offer table games, slots and video machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which offer slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a pools system), there is a total of 2 horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the economy has shrunk by beyond 40% in recent years and with the associated deprivation and bloodshed that has cropped up, it isn’t understood how healthy the vacationing industry which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around till things get better is basically unknown.
July 7th, 2026
Cohen
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