Are you interested in making a few thousand dollars in a single night, or dance the night away, or you just want to flaunt out your freshly obtained bronze tan? Bahamas has quite a few wonderful places to exactly that. As you probably have already heard, gambling is lawful in the Bahamas (and the gambling age is 18 and above). That is gambling is legal for all, except for the Bahamians. Bahamians who get caught gambling are subject to a monetary penalty the highest limit of which is $500. The odds are infinitely better for tourists: those who get caught gambling are honored with a complimentary drink. The Bahamas possesses three huge casinos: two on New Providence: one at Cable Beach and the other on Paradise Island, and the last one on Grand Bahamas in Lucaya. Another has just opened its doors. Each carry a wide assortment of games, including black-jack, baccarat, roulette, dice, slot machines, the wheel of fortune and of course the 'big six.' For those who are not interested in courting Lady Luck, the casinos offer shows and other entertainment, shopping and nightclubs even nature study opportunity.
Other than the casinos, there are hundreds of bars of every hue, shade and description, along with night clubs which offer everything from fun disco of the seventies to the hottest rave hits of the nineties, till the small hours of the morning. Sports betting is permitted on any sport (other than horse racing) as long as it takes place within or outside The Islands of the Bahamas -- however it lawfully cannot take place by phone or any other telecommunication device, or on behalf of another person. Despite the fact that it is against the law to gamble Bahamians do so (on the side) anyway. Playing the U.S. lottery, betting on football games, etc. is very common.
Persons Not Permitted To Gamble:
Anyone under 18 years of age
Residents or their dependents
Holders of work permits or their dependents
Nationals (they gamble illegally elsewhere)
Anyone gainfully employed in The Islands of the Bahamas
Persons who have applied for residency or work permits or their dependents
So now although there are still only 4 casinos open, things are about to change very soon with the Government policies changing.
Other than the casinos, there are hundreds of bars of every hue, shade and description, along with night clubs which offer everything from fun disco of the seventies to the hottest rave hits of the nineties, till the small hours of the morning. Sports betting is permitted on any sport (other than horse racing) as long as it takes place within or outside The Islands of the Bahamas -- however it lawfully cannot take place by phone or any other telecommunication device, or on behalf of another person. Despite the fact that it is against the law to gamble Bahamians do so (on the side) anyway. Playing the U.S. lottery, betting on football games, etc. is very common.
Persons Not Permitted To Gamble:
Anyone under 18 years of age
Residents or their dependents
Holders of work permits or their dependents
Nationals (they gamble illegally elsewhere)
Anyone gainfully employed in The Islands of the Bahamas
Persons who have applied for residency or work permits or their dependents
So now although there are still only 4 casinos open, things are about to change very soon with the Government policies changing.
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