Lotteries

Caribbean Lottery Information

The world’s largest lottery operator GTech Holdings Corp, www.gtech.com, has now become the largest lottery operator in the Caribbean after it’s recent purchase of the Leeward Islands Lottery. GTECH will now operate lotteries in the following countries; Antigua/Barbuda, Anguilla, St. Kitts/Nevis, St. Maarten/Saba/St. Eustatius, and Turks & Caicos, and is the operator for lotteries in Barbados, Bermuda, and the U.S. Virgin Islands.

There are also many virtual lotteries in the Caribbean, many such as the one operated by Atlantic West Gaming Entertainment, Ltd are based in Antigua.

In June 2007 the Caribbean Lottery was launched. The lottery will be based in Antigua and has unified lotteries from the countries of Anguilla, Antigua, St.Kitts/Nevis, Turks & Caicos and St.Maarten. Although in Puerto Rico many people play USA lotteries the islanders play and are also very proud of the fact that the Puerto Rico lottery was founded in 1813.

Many of the Countries of the Caribbean such as Jamaica have huge lotteries and it was recently announced by BGLC that Jamaica will soon see more “Mega Gaming Lounges”. One example of the new gaming lounges will be the one containing 1000 VLT’s at Harmony Cove.

The Netherlands Antilles which covers 5 countries has quite a few lotteries and many online lotteries are based in Curacao. Due to religious opposition Cayman Islands and Bahamas do not have national lotteries. Even the poorest country in the Western Hemisphere, Haiti, has a lottery.

Barbados has an active lottery system with the following lottery games available: Pick 3, Pick 4, Hot 5, Caribbean Keno, Caribbean Lotto, Mega 6 and Double Draw.

Aruba has a unique lottery system with the folloing lottery games: Lotto Pa Deporte, Catochi Pro Deporte, Big 4 5000, Lotto di dia, and Zodiacs. Although the World Lottery Association (WLA) has many members around the world, Aruba is one of the few, if not only, member of this organization.

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Caribbean Lottery News

Pauline Frommer Announces Top Budget Destinations for Summer 2008 - PR Web (press release)
May 7th, 2008

PR Web (press release), WA - May 7, 2008The Dominican Republic is the king of the affordably priced, all-inclusive package destinations, especially during the summertime when all Caribbean isles ...

U-17 Girlz draw tough World Cup qualifying group - Jamaica Observer
May 7th, 2008

Jamaica Observer, Jamaica - May 6, 2008Jamaica's Under-17 female football team was tossed in a tough group or the upcoming CONCACAF World Cup - qualifying tournament following the lottery draw at ...

The media to blame - Barbados Advocate
May 4th, 2008

Barbados Advocate, Barbados - May 4, 2008The media houses and organisations of Barbados ought to blame themselves for what they perceive as inadequate protection under the defamation laws of ...

Casino talk up North - The Nation Newspaper
May 4th, 2008

The Nation Newspaper, Barbados - May 4, 2008Quite apart from gaming machines, particularly in arcades and hotels, Barbados has a thriving lottery industry that functions throughout the day, ...

Lottery win pals just Black Country boys - expressandstar.com
May 3rd, 2008

expressandstar.com, UK - May 3, 2008John, however, has clocked up a lot more airmiles, with Australia, Barbados, USA, Canada, Fiji, Singapore, Mexico, Costa Rica and Hawaii among his holiday ...

BCA lottery in limbo - The Nation Newspaper
April 26th, 2008

to bring a new dimension to gambling in Barbados, ...

US States `Deteriorating' Amid Slump, Lawmakers Say (Update1) - Bloomberg
April 25th, 2008

Lottery scammers take £722 from woman, 85 - Guernsey Press and Star
April 24th, 2008

Guernsey Press and Star, UK - Apr 24, 2008The woman received three more calls instructing her to send cash via Moneygram to Panama City and the Dominican Republic. She eventually sent a total of ...

32 arrested on gambling charges - Worcester Telegram
April 10th, 2008

Worcester Telegram, MA - Apr 10, 2008He said the lottery worked by using the real lottery numbers in the Dominican Republic’s lottery, but the illegal lottery had no connection with that ...



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