not yet been revealed. However in 2021 the government entered into twelve Memoranda of Understanding agreements with hotel developers which stated that should any of the hotels be constructed above 150 rooms with a four-star service, they would be granted a casino license.


While casinos are limited for now there has been an expansion of VLTs via Te Guyana Lottery. Tese are mostly attached to bars and there are present throughout Guyana. Meanwhile the lottery is run by Guyana Lottery Company Limited (GLCL) which is owned by Canadian Bank Note. Te Guyana Lottery has around 200 authorised agents dotted around the country.


Sports betting is available via a small number of operators such as CAGE Guyana and Pasha Gaming Group which provides sportsbetting via SuperBet. SuperBet sports betting shops are located widely across Guyana. Te company offers online casino and sportsbetting as well.


Tere has also been an expansion of horse race betting over recent years. Off track horse race betting is offered by Jamaican company Supreme Ventures Limited. Te Jamaican lottery company commenced horse race betting


P64 WIRE / PULSE / INSIGHT / REPORTS


The British once


controlled parts of Suriname, but in


1667 they swapped their share with the Netherlands in


exchange for New Amsterdam – which would become New York City.


Suriname was then known as Dutch Guiana until in 1954 it was given full


autonomy. In 1975 the country finally became entirely independent.


operations via its first iBet shop in Georgetown in 2019. Te company said that more shops would to be rolled out as part of the retail network that SVL aims to build out in Guyana, a market in which SVL is also looking to generate business for its newly acquired Caymanas Park (the only track in Jamaica, which it acquired in March 2017). Te roll out was halted due to Covid but the company has announced plans to expand further.


SURINAME Population - 618,000 Country Profile


Suriname is a former Dutch colony. Following Suriname’s independence in 1975, over one- third of the country’s population emigrated to the Netherlands. Many years of violent unrest followed. Newly centre-left President Chan Santokhi replaced outgoing president and former dictator Dési Bouterse, in 2020. Dési Bouterse (now a convicted murderer) left the country on the brink of default with the IMF after years of decades economic mismanagement under his rule. As in Guyana poverty remains high with an estimated 26 per cent of the population living in poverty.


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