Bahamas

Licensed

The Gaming Act 2014 licenses Bahamian-owned gaming house operators, the former web shops, which offer number games, sports betting and online gaming to residents. Resort casinos are licensed for visitors, and Bahamian residents may not play in them.

Online casino
LicensedOnline casino is open to licensed operators.
Regulator
Gaming Board for The BahamasCurrent regime since 2014
Legal basis
Gaming Act 2014Desk research, Oct 2026
Research coverage
58% 7 of 12 applicable fields. How it is scored

Legal status by product

Baseline research contract v1.1
ProductFindingStateSource
Online casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Sports betting Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Online poker Not yet established. Research queued. Unknown None
Lottery Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Land-based casino Licensed Reported Research, Oct 2026 (2 sources)
Regulation
Governing law
Gaming Act 2014Desk research, Oct 2026
Current regime since
2014Desk research, Oct 2026
Regulators covering Bahamas

No regulator in the knowledge base covers Bahamas yet.

Brands in the knowledge base holding each regulator's licence, as of 2026-10-15.

Licensed and offshore brands

Knowledge base, as of 2026-10-15

How many brands hold a licence that covers Bahamas, and how many say they accept players from it. A brand saying it accepts players is a declaration in its own terms, not proof of traffic or of a local licence.

Brand access declarations for Bahamas, of 1,721 brands tracked
  • Accept players from Bahamas50129.1%
  • Exclude Bahamas in their terms46126.8%
  • No declaration75944.1%
Hold a licence covering Bahamas0brands
List Bahamas as a focus market2brands
Offers marked available1welcome offers
Brands serving Bahamas Licence status, access terms and offer history per brand

The brand list, licences and how access terms changed over time are in the enterprise dataset.

Market data

Enterprise
What would change this page
  • Licences granted, suspended or revoked by the regulator
  • Changes to stake, deposit, bonus or advertising rules
  • Tax changes for operators or players
  • A change in brand access declarations of more than 5% in a month
Latest on Bahamas

No news about Bahamas yet.

All news

Other licensed markets

MarketRegionAccept playersExcludeFocus marketOffers
Bahamas Americas 501 29.1% 461 2 1
Antigua & Barbuda Americas 0 0.0% 407 2 0
Colombia Americas 543 31.6% 411 13 3
Curaçao Americas 0 0.0% 657 2 0
Dominican Republic Americas 551 32.0% 397 3 2
Greenland Americas 525 30.5% 427 3 0
Mexico Americas 555 32.2% 391 40 40
Not legal advice

This describes the law and its evidence. It does not tell anyone what they may do.

Independent of placement

No brand pays to appear in this data. Research coverage is decided separately from commercial activity.

Gaps stay visible

Unknown and conflicting items stay on the page until a primary source resolves them.

Sources

  1. GGB News: Bahamas passes web shop legislationggbnews.com
  2. The Bahamas Investor: new gaming legislationthebahamasinvestor.com
Identifier
CR-JUR-BS
Research depth
Baseline
Desk research
Oct 2026
Knowledge base snapshot
2026-10-15
Sources
2 cited, medium confidence

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