There are many casinos in St. Maarten, the two larges such establishments are the Princess Casino and Casino Royale. Despite the moratorium on new licenses, existing venues are tolerated.
In the future, authorities plan to allow only 10 standalone casinos on this part of the islands and require resorts to have above 200 rooms in order to be eligible for a casino license. Currently, local residents are only allowed to enter a casino 4 times a year. However, this law is reportedly largely unenforced*.

The French side, however, has no land based casinos.

As for online gambling, the authorities in St. Maarten do not issue licenses to online casino operators, but my research indicates, that no regulations exist that would outlaw or issue an ISP ban on foreign online casinos or gambling sites – or if they do, they’re not enforced.

The French side falls under French jurisdiction, which means, that online casino gambling is illegal. However, players are not prosecuted by French law.

The online casinos below accept players from the Bahamas.

Bingo halls exist on the Dutch side of the island, inside legally operating casinos (Tropicana Casino, located near Simpson Bay reportedly operates a 90 seat bingo hall). Even though French laws allow for the operation of legal bingo halls, the French side of the islands seem to have none.

Online bingo – as all other kinds of online gambling – is practically unregulated in Dutch St. Maarten. Although land-based bingo is legal and regulated in France, only online poker, sports and horse betting operators are eligible for a licence in the country and its overseas territories. That leaves players from the French side of St. Martin without any legal options to play bingo online. However, French law does not criminalise playing on unlicensed foreign platforms, so residents can access such sites without legal consequences.

The following bingo websites accept players from St. Martin:

BGO

US players can not register.

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• 500 free spins

  Terms and conditions of the casino apply (if any). Check the casino's webpage for up to date terms and conditions and wagering limitations.  

Playthrough requirements and wagering limitations

Only for UK players, new players only.

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Playthrough requirement: 65x

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Wagering limitation:

• Slots: 100%
• Roulette: 25%
• All Blackjack Games: 25%
• 3 Card Brag: 50%
• Casino Hold'em: 25%
• Baccarat: 0%
• Everything else: 0%

Basically all St. Maarten casinos (on the Dutch side) operate poker tables. The French site reportedly has no such venues, so players in the mood for a game of poker need to venture to the other part of the island.

Online poker is unregulated in St. Maarten and legal in France (and therefore the French side of St. Martin). However, only on sites of operators that applied for, and obtained a licence from ARJEL – the French gambling authority. Individual players who play on unlicensed foreign platforms are not prosecuted, though.

The following online poker sites accept players from the Bahamas.

On the Dutch side of the islands (St. Maarten) land based sports betting is huge, both in legally operating casinos and illegal venues. The French part is not big on sports betting – there are no reported land based betting shops there.

Online betting is – in practice – unregulated on the Dutch side of the island, while in French St. Martin betting sites licensed in mainland France are legally accessible for the locals. Players are not prosecuted for placing bets with unlicensed foreign online bookmakers either.

The online sportsbooks below accept registrations from the Bahamas.

People of France and all its overseas territories can participate in the French national lottery conducted by FDJ and the Euro Millions as well. All of these games are accessible through online platforms. Even though St. Maarten (the Dutch side) does not operate a national lottery, they’re part of the Caribbean Lottery, which offers various lottery type games and scratch cards. The products of the company are available for residents of Anguilla, Antigua, Barbados, St. Kitts Nevis, and the US Virgin Islands. However, the company does not operate an online platform.

Players on neither side of the island are prosecuted for participating in foreign online lottery draws.

The following websites allow people from St. Maarten to purchase lottery tickets online:

Bitcoin gambling, like all other forms of online gambling, is largely unregulated on St. Maarten.

The legal status of Bitcoin gambling on the French side of the island is unclear. I couldn’t unearth any precedent, where French authorities licensed a Bitcoin gambling site or authorised any of their licensees to accept Bitcoins from their players. However, there is also no reported case, where they refused a possible licensee a licence, because it wanted to accept wagers in cryptocurrencies. One thing is for certain: residents of France and its overseas territories are not prosecuted for placing bets online in Bitcoins on Bitcoin gambling websites.

The bitcoin casinos below accept players from the Bahamas.