The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a gamble at the moment, so you could imagine that there might be very little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. Actually, it seems to be operating the other way, with the atrocious economic conditions creating a bigger eagerness to gamble, to attempt to find a quick win, a way out of the crisis.
For nearly all of the people subsisting on the tiny local earnings, there are 2 common styles of wagering, the state lotto and Zimbet. Just as with almost everywhere else in the world, there is a national lotto where the chances of profiting are surprisingly low, but then the winnings are also surprisingly high. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the idea that the majority don’t purchase a card with an actual expectation of profiting. Zimbet is centered on either the national or the English soccer leagues and involves determining the outcomes of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other shoe, mollycoddle the very rich of the nation and sightseers. Up until not long ago, there was a extremely big vacationing business, built on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The market collapse and connected crime have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has five gaming tables and slots, and the Plumtree Casino, which has just the slot machines. 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 pair of which contain gaming tables, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the two of which has video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling dens and the aforementioned talked about lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd municipality) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Given that the market has diminished by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has come to pass, it isn’t known how healthy the sightseeing industry which is the foundation for Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will carry on till things improve is merely unknown.
August 30th, 2026
Elliana
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