Zimbabwe Casinos
February 17th, 2026 at 22:25
The entire process of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you may imagine that there would be very little appetite for going to Zimbabwe’s gambling halls. In reality, it appears to be operating the opposite way, with the desperate economic circumstances creating a greater eagerness to play, to try and locate a fast win, a way from the crisis.
For almost all of the locals living on the meager local earnings, there are two popular types of gaming, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with practically everywhere else in the world, there is a national lottery where the odds of hitting are unbelievably tiny, but then the jackpots are also very high. It’s been said by economists who understand the concept that most do not purchase a card with the rational belief of profiting. Zimbet is centered on either the domestic or the UK football leagues and involves predicting the results of future matches.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other foot, pander to the incredibly rich of the country and sightseers. Up until a short time ago, there was a considerably large tourist industry, built on safaris and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and connected bloodshed have carved into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, there are 2 in the capital, Harare, the Carribea Bay Resort and Casino, which has 5 gaming tables and slot machines, and the Plumtree Casino, which has only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slot machines. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which contain table games, one armed bandits and electronic poker machines, and Victoria Falls has the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which offer slot machines and blackjack, roulette, and craps tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above talked about 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.
Since the market has diminished by beyond 40 percent in recent years and with the associated poverty and crime that has come to pass, it isn’t understood how healthy the vacationing industry which supports Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the in the years to come. How many of the casinos will carry through till conditions improve is merely not known.