The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is something of a gamble at the current time, so you may think that there would be very little affinity for patronizing Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it appears to be operating the opposite way around, with the awful market conditions leading to a bigger eagerness to bet, to attempt to discover a quick win, a way out of the problems.
For almost all of the locals subsisting on the meager local wages, there are two common styles of gaming, the national lotto and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the globe, there is a national lottery where the chances of winning are surprisingly low, but then the winnings are also very big. It’s been said by economists who understand the concept that many don’t purchase a ticket with the rational belief of profiting. Zimbet is founded on either the national or the English soccer leagues and involves determining the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other shoe, pander to the incredibly rich of the country and travelers. Up until a short while ago, there was a exceptionally big vacationing business, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market collapse 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 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree gambling den, which has only slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has only one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have gaming tables, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which offer video poker machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls and the aforementioned alluded to lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a pools system), there is a total of two horse racing complexes in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the market has shrunk by beyond 40% in the past few years and with the associated poverty and violence that has come to pass, it isn’t known how well the sightseeing business which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of them will carry on until conditions improve is simply not known.
February 9th, 2026
Alvin
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