Garrison Casino Barbados

Garrison Casino is the reference casino of the Garrison and Christ Church corridor, 3 kilometers from Bridgetown, with slot machines, gaming tables with blackjack, roulette and poker, serving both international tourism from southern Barbados and the local market of the country highest beach hotel concentration area. It operates under Barbados Gambling Authority license. The Garrison Historic Area, adjacent to the casino, is the largest colonial military heritage site in the English Caribbean, with the Savannah Garrison, Barbados Garrison Savannah (the oldest continuously operating horse racing track in the western hemisphere), the 17th century colonial barracks and Royal Barbados Police Force Headquarters as its main elements, declared UNESCO World Heritage in 2011.

Barbados: the first democracy in the western hemisphere and the island of rum and cricket

Barbados gained independence from the United Kingdom in November 1966 and became a republic in November 2021, being the first parliamentary democracy to abandon the British monarchy without leaving the Commonwealth. Prime Minister Mia Mottley, elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022, is one of the Caribbean most influential government leaders and a reference voice in Caribbean climate change negotiations. Barbados has in Mount Gay rum, established in 1703, the world oldest continuously operating rum distillery. Cricket is Barbados national sport and the island has produced some of the sport all-time greatest players: Sir Garfield Sobers, considered the best cricketer of the 20th century, and Sir Vivian Richards of Antigua are the two greats of the English-speaking Caribbean. The Garrison Savannah Horse Racing Circuit, active since 1845, is the Americas most historic racetrack.

The casino of the UNESCO Garrison Heritage and the world oldest rum island

Garrison Casino is the casino of the UNESCO Garrison historic corridor, 3km from Bridgetown, on the island of Mount Gay rum the world oldest and cricket of Sir Garfield Sobers. It operates under Barbados Gambling Authority license, minimum age 18.