To see a list of Caribbean casinos, select a country from the countries list on your right. Only countries in the Caribbean with gambling (casinos, pari-mutuel, poker) are listed.

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This section of World Casino Directory deals specificially with Caribbean casinos and gambling. The continent of Caribbean has 15 countries with casinos in them and 4 countries with pari-mutuel facilities in them, including horse racing and dog racing or the newer racinos which have slots or video poker terminals within reach of the gamblers. Click the following articles for a run-down on specific gambling in this continent. Caribbean Poker for the poker guide, or Caribbean Lottery for Caribbean lottery results and lottery information and last but not least visit this page for the current gambling news in Caribbean.

Largest Casino in Caribbean

In Caribbean you will find the country of Dominican Republic to have more casinos than any other country in Caribbean, with 32 casinos and 2105 slots.

The largest casino in the continent of Caribbean is Atlantis at Paradise Island Resort and Casino which is located in Nassau, Paradise Island, Bahamas. Atlantis at Paradise Island Resort and Casino has 82 table games and 1780 casino slot machines / video poker games (or other video terminal gaming machines).

Caribbean casinos and gambling

Casinos and gambling are quite prevalent in the Caribbean, as it is a popular tourist destination for many. Besides having onsite casinos on its various islands, the Caribbean is also popular for its casino cruises and for the online gambling it offers. Here is an overview of the gambling industry in this part of the world. This part of the world constantly surveys the casino market to check how well it is developing and how other systems and people are benefiting from it.

Number of casinos in the Caribbean

Caribbean boasts of over 114 casinos spread throughout its various islands. The maximum number of casinos is found at Netherlands Antilles, which has 25 casinos. Following this is Dominican Republic with 22 casinos, Puerto Rico with 17 casinos and Aruba and Jamaica with ten casinos each. Antigua and Barbuda has 6 casinos. Besides this, various luxury and economical cruises are also offered for those interested in the option.

Caribbean Poker

Poker is quite popular in the Caribbean. Also the first land based tournament was announced here by sunpoker.com. The site that offers online gaming offered the first annual "Caribbean Poker classic" no limit "Texas Hold'em tournament in the year 2005. The fifth stop of the World Poker Tour by ultimatebet.com was also organized here in Aruba in 2004, making it a popular destination. The tropical destination attracted both celebrities and players from countries including Bermuda, Brazil, Canada, China, the Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, England, Finland, France, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.S.

Horse tracks in the Caribbean counties

Horse betting on races is also quite prevalent in Caribbean and those interested could check out the various destinations where it is available. This could include Guadeloupe that offers horse tracks at Gosier, at the Hippodrome de Pointe a Pitre. Also, Jamaica offers horse tracks in Saint Catherine at Caymanas park while Martinique offers them in Lamentin at Hippodrome de Carrere Lamentin.

Caribbean Lottery / Lotto

While Jamaica is against casino gaming, it may be willing to take a chance at the lotteries. This came through as a person from the National Council of Education minister put forth the idea that the $53 million required for revamping educational systems could be generated from here. The government has made changes in its lottery plan and a $15,000 threshold on lottery winnings has been set, before the 15% tax is applied.