Zimbabwe

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The Lotteries and Gaming Board licenses bookmakers, lotteries and land-based casinos under the Lotteries and Gaming Act of 2000. Licensed bookmakers and casinos may offer online services, but there is no standalone online licence, and online casino and poker are not addressed by the law. A 20% GGR tax applies from January 2026.

Online casino
UnregulatedOnline betting or poker is licensed; online casino is not.
Regulator
Lotteries and Gaming BoardStart of regime not yet established
Legal basis
Lotteries and Gaming Act 2000Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
58% 7 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Unregulated Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Online poker Unregulated Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Lottery Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (3 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Lotteries and Gaming Act 2000Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Zimbabwe

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Zimbabwe yet.

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Zimbabwe, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Zimbabwe, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Zimbabwe41924.3%
  • Exclude Zimbabwe in their terms56833.0%
  • No declaration73442.6%
Hold a licence covering Zimbabwe0brands
List Zimbabwe as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available1welcome offers
Brands serving Zimbabwe Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

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Market data

Enterprise
Market share by brand Part of the Zimbabwe dataset Search visibility by brand and affiliate Part of the Zimbabwe dataset Offer benchmarks Part of the Zimbabwe dataset
What would change this page

In progressAmendments to the Lotteries and Gaming Act, approved in principle in August 2024, would turn the board into a Gaming Regulatory Authority.

  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
Latest on Zimbabwe

No news about Zimbabwe yet.

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Other partly licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Zimbabwe Africa 419 24.3% 568 2 1
Burundi Africa 505 29.3% 456 2 1
Cameroon Africa 532 30.9% 417 5 1
Congo - Kinshasa Africa 513 29.8% 453 4 1
Eswatini Africa 573 33.3% 360 2 1
Mayotte Africa 0 0.0% 454 2 0
Réunion Africa 0 0.0% 441 2 0
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. Zimbabwe gaming regulator posts 2025 revenue amid reform push (FocusGN)focusgn.com
  2. Legislative framework for the gaming industry in Zimbabwe (Business Times)businesstimes.co.zw
  3. Zimbabwe intensifies oversight on gambling (iGaming Expert)igamingexpert.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-ZW
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
3 cited, medium confidence

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