Are There Casinos In The Bahamas
The main ones are Grand Bahamas, Great Abaco, New Providence, San Salvador and Great Inagua. There are five gaming establishments in the Bahamas. All located in Resorts, these casinos feature large gaming offer within a luxurious setting. A casino, bar, discotheque, cinema, museum, historical society and other cultural or entertainment facility. Is there a fee for the Bahamas Travel Health Visa? Yes, there is a non-refundable fee for the Bahamas Travel Health Visa, which will be dependent on length of stay. The Bahamas are also known for legalized gambling for foreigners, as the islands have hosted casinos since 1969 – a move that played a big part in turning the nation into a major tourism destination. Online gambling laws are, on paper at least, very strict in the Bahamas. In 2021, there are a growing number of winning online casinos available for Bahamian players. But with so many options, we understand that the choice can be difficult.
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EDITOR, The Tribune.
Recently, I read a Tribune news story about the Chairman of the DNA, Mr Andrew Wilson, not being allowed to gamble in a local casino. Included in the news story is this incorrect statement: “The main reason he was escorted out of the casino was because the country’s laws allow for visitors to gamble legally in casinos while Bahamians and permanent residents cannot.”
The truth of the matter is that Mr Wilson was escorted out of the casino because he is a Bahamian resident, not because he is a Bahamian national. Section 50 of the Lotteries and Gaming Act prohibits from gambling in casinos ALL persons who are work permit holders (non-Bahamians), permanent residents (non-Bahamians), ordinary residents of The Bahamas (Bahamian nationals), and the spouses of these persons.
Accordingly, Bahamian nationals who reside abroad and are not married to a person who is prohibited from gambling in local casinos can come home and legally gamble in any casino in this country. Therefore, the reality is that some Bahamians can legally gamble in local casinos, and some Bahamians can’t. And some foreigners can gamble in local casinos, and some foreigners can’t. Why? Simply because the basis for the prohibition is residency, not nationality.
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It is ironic that in his quest to gamble in local casinos Mr Wilson is claiming that the constitution gives him a right to the pursuit of happiness. However, the truth is that our constitution grants no right to the pursuit of happiness; and even if it did, the financially reckless and parasitic practice of gambling is not a viable route because more often than not it leads to misery, not happiness.
Former PLP cabinet minister Rev Carlton Francis was right when he said that gambling was no way to develop our new nation. His words were true then, and they remain true now. Therefore, the political leaders who legalized casino gambling in The Bahamas, and subsequently web shop gambling, and the church leaders who supported them, failed our nation. The evidence of their failure is obvious to all who have eyes to see.
PASTOR CEDRIC MOSS
Nassau,
January 5, 2017.
Are There Any Casinos In The Bahamas
