The Grand Bahamas Island Offers A Vegas-Style Casino And A New York Style Nightlife
When the sun goes down on the Grand Bahamas Island the action begins at the tables and slots at the Treasure Bay Casino, or if the casino is not your liking then hit the clubs where the night life goes on for hours. Nestled between the Our Lucaya Reef Village and the Our Lucaya Radisson is the newly renovated, and only gambling facility on the Grand Bahamas Island, the Treasure Casino. Just across the street from the Our Lucaya is the Port Lucaya Marketplace; where the night life is filled with live music in Count Basie Square.
Flirt with lady luck and roll the dice at the all new Treasure Bay Casino. This casino has had a complete makeover and is now under new management, so if you had stayed to the Our Lucaya Reef Village before and went to the Isle of Capri Casino, check out what is new. The gambling facility is the only casino on the Grand Bahamas Island, and boast of 20,000 square feet for gaming and entertainment.
This Vegas-style casino has offers loads of gambling excitement; choose from over 3oo slot machines ranging from $1 to $25 plus a Wheel of Fortune. Or try your luck at the gaming tables in Black Jack, Mini Baccarat, Craps, and Three-Card Poker to Caribbean Stud Poker. Along with the gaming and slots, the casino also has live entertainment, on Friday nights enjoy a local live band perform and Saturday nights it is Karaoke.
When you have had your fill of the tables or the slot, maybe it is time to some Caribbean air at the Count Basie Square at the Port Lucaya Marketplace. The square is named after Count Basie who used to own a home on the Gran d Bahamas Island.
The live music starts around 7:30, and the night’s entertainment goes on until the wee hours of the morning. Starting with Monday evening enjoy the Golden Oldies, and Tuesday nights is Karaoke then Wednesday through Saturday various local musicians celebrating local customs; and when Sunday rolls in the music slows for an afternoon of Gospel. Enjoy steel drum bands and small Junkanoo Groups. Sip an island specialty drink and enjoy the music or get up and dance.
The Grand Bahamas Island has a bar and lounge to match your mood or taste. The largest and most popular nightclub on the Island is Club Amnesia. Dance to top 40 hits, Bahamian rhythm and the pulsating beat be prepared for hour of fun and excitement.
If you are staying at the Our Lucaya Radisson or at the Our Lucaya Reef Village, you can find the Prop Club right on the resort. Burn off some island energy at this Grand Bahamas hotspot; experience the night with Karaoke, live Bahamas bands and Junkanoo-style nights.
Whether you enjoy gambling, live entertainment or dancing, the Grand Bahamas Island has a nightlife to fit any mood or taste. The Treasure Bay Casino and Count Basie Square may not be the reasons you came to on a Bahamas vacation, but they may be a reason to stay up after regular bedtime.