Absolutely criminal. I wonder how they will find all these webshops that they couldn't locate for two years, after all, "*the presence of a spinning wheel was not evidence of illegal activity*". People demonstrating about being cheated of winnings was not evidence of illegal activity, exactly what has changed? A payment of 5 million. That's it, someone got paid. Now release the strong arm of the police.

587 webshops in operation and not one could be found in two years, no wonder crime is out of control, and I don't blame the commissioner, he like Wendy Craig is apparently doing as they're told.

Totally agree. Pure BS they are feeding the people. The preached that they didn't have the resources to close the web shops thus regulation was necessary. All of a sudden they can now police the web shops? Wow!!!!!!!

My sentiments exactly! No wonder they call us a darned Banana Republic!

Go find out who set that fire at the BEC plant. Drag Paul Maynard in for questioning, he is on record threatening sabotage

This webshop fiasco will soom mushroom into a social timebomb ............... just like VAT

How the hell he going to arrest patrons. Web gambling is now legal so unless there is a sign that says this web shop is not legal how are the patrons going to know they are gambling illegally? I see lawsuit. These idiots still ain't get it right WOW

Exactly what I thinking how could you arrest me if I don't know!!!! pure BS!!!!. I guess I'll stay away from all web shops until this mess is cleared up (if ever)

That’s one impressive call to action bunch freshly pressed khaki uniforms.
How dare these Comrade "rouge" numbers man's dare to continue they's operations. Don't they knows the PLP has expelled them from any association as "numbers affiliates" da cabinet? After all, while the cabinet may have low standards, it ain't means they would dare openly "tarnish" their body's stellar reputation any further by risking be seen associating "rouge" numbers men's. Tell these now reclassified as 'rouge numbers men's, go's find ya's own political party to finance party's candidates run seats da House of Assembly. Hopefully, some makes it all way be's seated around "people's" all powerful cabinet table.

This dude don't know that playing numbers is legal? It just like if you operate a shop without a license and I go buy from you! The Police cant lock me up from buying from your unlicensed shop. . . buying from that shop is not illegal man!! BUYING NUMBERS IS LEGAL IN THE BAHAMAS NOW MR COP!!! I know this is typical PLP thinking. . .or non-thinking I should say. . .BUT THE COP SUPPOSED TO BE A SMART DUDE!!! NEWS FLASH MR COP. . .YOU CANT LOCK-UP A DAMN SOUL FOR BUYING ANYTHING FROM A LEGALLY SANCTIONED ENTERPRISE IF THE VENDOR FAILED TO GET THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATION TO OPERATE WITHIN THAT ENTERPRISE!!! The government does not require that I have a license to buy numbers. . .it makes it a legal "norm" for me to do so!!! Any Bahamian is free from all legal prohibitions in their allowances to buy numbers. HOW CAN I BE SANCTIONED IF A "VENDOR" DO NOT HAVE THE APPROPRIATE APPROVALS TO PROVIDE THAT SERVICES? THE POLICE KNOW WHERE THE ILLEGAL VENDORS ARE. . . ARE WE GOING DEMAND THAT THE COP BE ARRESTED TOO FOR NOT SHUTTING DOWN ILLEGAL VENDORS IN AN ENTERPRISE THAT THEY ARE NOT SANCTIONED TO TAKE PART IN?

REQUIRING THAT THE COP BE ARRESTED FOR ALLOWING AN ILLEGAL ENTERPRISE TO OPERATE WITHIN AN AREA THAT IT HAS NO LICENSE FOR IS JUST AS STUPID AS ARRESTING A PATRON WITH LEGAL RIGHT TO TAKE PART IN THAT ENTERPRISE BECAUSE A VENDOR HAS NOT AVAIL HIM/HERSELF OF THE REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS REQUIRED BY LAW!!!

The police better be careful, the majority of customers in those web shops are police officers. They may very well find that they arresting their own. A great point you bough up licks, and its true. U cant arrest a man for buying wears in an unlicense establishment, you only could charge the business owner. Usually matters of this nature is to proceed by summons. I haven't viewed the laws pertaining to the webshops but generally when it comes to shop license it a process where the police get a name and the address and then summomed them to court, No one is arrested except after the summons is served they fail to appear in court.

The Commish says he is armed map and all "rouge" locations. Funny how policeman's and they equipment going enforce who stays and who doesn't stay selling they's numbers?. How will his policeman's know who is "regularized" and who is 'unregularized" when none have been issued a license to date?
Comrades how is the swiftness getting rid of all the now declared "unregularized rogue" numbers houses not to prove that the policeman's had power all along to have targeted the now "regularized" when they too were rouges. Is this an admission da policemna's hands were tied behind they backs until cabinet gave green light?
Whenever policeman's enter an establishment suspected conducting business illegally, they ask see they business license. NO, not one numbers house got's no damn license hanging on they wall be selling no damn numbers.
Things like this why country is in mess it is. The whole country gave Commish authority in a referendum to shut down ALL numbers selling but he never bothered listened peoples instructions? Question now is, who voices listening to now?

It really is laughable that we can now talk about shutting down web shops when prior to November 24th 2014 they operated outside the law. It really makes one wonder how the powers that be view the Bahamian people. Lord help us all.

Could this possibly have been we own Comrade Commish Policeman's secretly being filmed dancing while on policeman’s business in London?
“The commissioner does not have to dance around anybody or anything because we did not have the ability to do what we needed to do. We will in fact go in (and) arrest those people that we find illegally gambling. We are going to take the equipment ... and we will confiscate the equipment."

..........//https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwvZUaz9y1Q

...um, shouldn't they all be closed, if at least temporarily? If I understand correctly no licenses have been issues or even applied for....as the "invitations" to apply have not yet been issued by the Minister....nothing has changed legally...they're all still as illegal as they ever were. Who has determined who is sheep and who is goat? A friggin' mess. The commissioner may as well run for office cause this is just POLITICS!! Can you say LAW SUIT???

Say what you want about former PM Hubert.
Comrade let me tell you the kind of days we're living in.
Had any other living soul other than Prime Minister Christie told you that he not only had held discussions with his Minister of Financial Services, prior to Comrade Ryan's resignation being made public but he had to have known so much about the negotiations between the bank and his minister, that he himself as nation's PM would go public, calling the banks offer to his minister - "mind-blowing? I could not in my wildest imagination conceive of one of Comrade Hubert's ministers, possession the balls walk into PM's office hold such chats with the former PM,.while still a crown minister in his government. No bloody damn way.

Typical PLP MODUS OPERANDI ,trying to keep black Bahamians ignorant and not respecting
our intellect.Since he has the list,all he has to do is make it public and we won't patronize
those web shops , since they all pay the same and we won't want them to close on us and we
can't get our money,should we win.Mr. Commissioner i say to you ,"inform us who we can patronize legally and you can use your officers to fight REAL CRIME , as we would close them down for you by not supporting them"!

Amen