The prospect of living in Zimbabwe is somewhat of a risk at the moment, so you may think that there might be little desire for supporting Zimbabwe’s gambling dens. Actually, it appears to be working the opposite way, with the atrocious economic circumstances creating a higher ambition to gamble, to try and find a quick win, a way out of the situation.
For almost all of the people subsisting on the meager local wages, there are two established styles of gambling, the national lotto and Zimbet. As with most everywhere else on the globe, there is a state lottery where the chances of hitting are surprisingly tiny, but then the jackpots are also very high. It’s been said by financial experts who understand the situation that the lion’s share do not purchase a ticket with the rational assumption of profiting. Zimbet is based on either the national or the British soccer divisions and involves predicting the outcomes of future games.
Zimbabwe’s gambling dens, on the other shoe, look after the exceedingly rich of the nation and sightseers. Up until a short while ago, there was a exceptionally big sightseeing industry, based on nature trips and trips to Victoria Falls. The market anxiety and connected conflict have cut into this trade.
Amongst Zimbabwe’s casinos, 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 slots. The Zambesi Valley Hotel and Entertainment Center in Kariba also has just one armed bandits. Mutare has the Monclair Hotel and Casino and the Leopard Rock Hotel and Casino, both of which have table games, slots and video poker machines, and Victoria Falls houses the Elephant Hills Hotel and Casino and the Makasa Sun Hotel and Casino, each of which has video poker machines and tables.
In addition to Zimbabwe’s casinos and the above mentioned lottery and Zimbet (which is very like a parimutuel betting system), there are also two horse racing tracks in the state: the Matabeleland Turf Club in Bulawayo (the second city) and the Borrowdale Park in Harare.
Seeing as that the economy has deflated by more than forty percent in recent years and with the associated poverty and conflict that has cropped up, it is not understood how well the tourist business which funds Zimbabwe’s gambling halls will do in the near future. How many of them will carry through until conditions improve is simply not known.
July 20th, 2026
Mohammed
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