The act of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the current time, so you might imagine that there would be very little affinity for going to Zimbabwe’s casinos. In reality, it appears to be working the other way, with the desperate economic circumstances creating a higher eagerness to gamble, to attempt to locate a quick win, a way out of the difficulty.
For most of the citizens surviving on the meager local wages, there are two established forms of gaming, the national lottery and Zimbet. Just as with practically everywhere else on the planet, there is a state lotto where the probabilities of succeeding are extremely small, but then the prizes are also extremely high. It’s been said by economists who study the subject that the majority don’t purchase a card with a real belief of winning. Zimbet is founded on one of the local or the UK football leagues and involves determining the results of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, on the other hand, pamper the very rich of the society and travelers. Until not long ago, there was a considerably big sightseeing industry, built on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The economic anxiety and associated conflict have cut into this trade.
Among Zimbabwe’s gambling halls, 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 only slot machines. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just slots. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have gaming tables, slot machines and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, the pair of which have slot machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the previously mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is considerably like a parimutuel betting system), there are a total of two horse racing complexes in the country: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the 2nd metropolis) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Since the economy has shrunk by more than 40 percent in recent years and with the associated deprivation and violence that has cropped up, it isn’t understood how healthy the vacationing industry which is the backbone of Zimbabwe’s casinos will do in the next few years. How many of the casinos will still be around until things improve is merely unknown.
December 8th, 2025
Mohammed
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