Casinos in St. Lucia and St. Vincent/Grenadines

After passing legislation to allow casino gambling, the island of St. Lucia is still awaiting the opening of its first casino. A casino was supposed to open at the Hyatt Resort but never became operational, the Resort has now become a Sandals Resort and the Chairman of Sandals has had recent meetings with Donald Trump about operating a casino on the island. It is understood the two have been discussing building a stand-alone casino to cater to all the surrounding hotels, this is contrary to the law that requires casinos to be in Resorts with a minimum of two hundred rooms.

Both the Governments of St Lucia and St. Vincent have a new immigration agreement and the Trump group is rumored to be interested in the development of St. Lucia?s International airport as a regional hub. Trump group will probably manage the casino at the soon to be re-opened Carenage Resort on the Grenadine island of Canouan.