Simon’s Guide to Gambling, Casinos and Lottery in St. Vincent

Land based casinos are legal and regulated in the island state. There are reportedly two licensed casinos in St. Vincent. The casino sector on the islands appear to be poorly regulated. Upon request from the International Monetary Fund in 2010, St. Vincent authorities were not able to give information about the circumstances under which the permits for the two licensees were handed out*.

Online gambling does not appear to be regulated at all, or if laws exist, they are not well, or rather, not at all enforced. Players from St. Vincent are, therefore free to access foreign online casinos.

There is no info on whether any of the legally operating casinos on the islands have bingo tables. There is also no trace of any separate bingo halls operating in St. Vincent.

Online gambling is not regulated on the islands, moreover, all gambling regulations seem to be administered in a rather laissez-faire manner in St. Vincent. Therefore it is safe to assume, that players form the country are free to access foreign online gambling sites, including bingo platforms.

Poker is legal and regulated inside licensed casinos in St. Vincent, and land based casinos on the islands appear to offer poker tables to their players.

Online poker – as other forms of online gambling – doesn’t seem to be specifically regulated, nor does the government block any foreign sites. Therefore it is almost certain, that locals are free to access any off-shore online poker sites.

Although, it is uncertain, whether sports betting is allowed in the country or not, there appear to be no land based sports books in operation in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Online sports betting, on the other hand, seems to be completely unregulated. It is therefore safe to assume, that players who place bets with foreign online betting platforms are not in any way restricted by the authorities from doing so.

St. Vincent lottery’s website appears to be under construction. In the about section of its Facebook page, the St. Vincent lottery company states, that: “The National Lotteries Authortiy was established in 1984 to support sports and culture in St. Vincent & The Grenadines. We offer three online games, namely Island Numbers Lotto, Super 6 and 3d, along with instant Money games (Scratch tickets).” 

There is no info on the legality of foreign online lotteries, but given the overall liberal nature of the gambling regulations on the islands, it is safe to assume that players form St. Vincent are, in practice, free to participate in foreign lottery draws through the internet.

There don’t appear to be any regulations in place in St. Vincent restricting the use of Bitcoin or other digital currencies. Online gambling is also unregulated, therefore it is safe to assume, that players form St. Vincent are free to place bets with foreign Bitcoin casinos.