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THE CARIBBEAN - THE BAHAMAS
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The name Bahamas comes from the Spanish ‘baja mar,’ which means shallow sea. There are around 700 islands in the Bahamas, of which around 30 are inhabited.
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The islands are known for their crystal blue seas, which lay claim to being the clearest waters in the world, with visibility at around 200 feet.
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Conch, the national dish of the Bahamas, can be found in just about every traditional restaurant.
The longest known underwater cave system is in Lucayan Ntional Park on Grand Bahama island: over six miles of the Lucayan Caverns have been charted.
Tere are four resort casinos in the Bahamas – Atlantis Resort and Casino, Baha Mar Hotel and Casino, Resorts World Bimini Bay and Treasure Bay Casino. Te first casino to open in the Bahamas was the Bahamian Club in Nassau in the late 1920s and then followed by a small casino on the island of Cat Cay. At the time they were open on a seasonal basis for tourists
Pool betting comes under the Racecourse Betting Act which also provides for a Racing Commission to licence racecourses and regulates the use of totalisators on racecourses.
Tere is currently no horse racing track in the Bahamas. Horse racing in the Bahamas dates back 200 years and began in 1782 but ended in 1977. Te Hobby Horse Hall Race Track was built in 1792 and was the main entertainment for the island. It was burned to the ground in 1958 but rebuilt and re-started operations in 1960 finally closing for a final time in 1977. Te track was located where the resort Baha Mar is located today.
Racebooks and sports betting are held via the casinos and sports betting has been permitted in the casinos since 2013 and most of the casinos offer this service so guests can follow live sporting events and wagering is on sports and horse races.
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Under the previous gaming bill domestic players (residents), permanent residents and work permit holders were permitted to participate in ‘numbers games’ with licensed web shops.
A numbers game is defined as a game made available by the holder of a gaming house operator licence where numbers can be wagered on.
However under the new gaming act a web shop is now granted a gaming house agent licence, a gaming house operator licence or a gaming house premises licence.
Online gambling remains illegal in the Bahamas. When webs shops existed this type of gambling began to flourish and the government stepped in to halt the growth. Betting on foreign online gambling sites is also illegal for residents although this does not seem to be enforced and sites are not blocked.
Bingo is legal in the Bahamas and offered by most of the casinos although as no locals can enter casinos, then this limits play for the locals. Likewise poker is permitted in casinos but not for locals.
RESORT CASINOS Tere are four resort casinos in the Bahamas –
Atlantis Resort and Casino, Baha Mar Hotel and Casino, Resorts World Bimini Bay and Treasure Bay Casino.
Te first casino to open in the Bahamas was the Bahamian Club in Nassau in the late 1920s and then followed by a small casino on the island of Cat Cay. At the time they were open on a seasonal basis for tourists. Te 1960s saw the first major casino open, Te Monte Carlo at the Lucayan Beach Hotel.
Te Lucayan Beach Hotel was opened in 1963 and this was quickly followed by a 500 room
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