Casino Port-au-Prince
Casino in Port-au-Prince (the capital of Haiti)
Port-au-Prince is the only city in Haiti where the casino industry is represented in a noticeable way. Both the oldest halls of the country and modern hotel complexes are concentrated here. Most of the facilities are located in the Petionville area - the financial and tourist center of the capital, where hotels, restaurants and business centers are concentrated.
The capital's gaming market is officially overseen by the Haitian Lottery (Loterie de l'État Haïtien, LEH), operating under the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF). All casinos are required to comply with LEH requirements, including reporting, connection to POS systems and payment of fees.
1) NH Haiti El Rancho Hotel & Casino
Адрес: Avenue Panaméricaine 5, Pétion-Ville, Port-au-Prince
Description: Haiti's largest and most famous casino.
Located in the 4-star NH El Rancho Hotel.
At the disposal of guests - 13 gaming tables, about 100 slots, poker, roulette, blackjack, craps, video poker.
Open daily from 15:00 to 04:00.
Popular with tourists and expats; often mentioned in world catalogs as a symbol of the capital's casino format.
Role: El Rancho acts as a showcase for the industry - the only facility that meets international service standards.
Source: World Casino Directory, 2025
2) Four Aces Casino (Peldon S.A.)
Address: Pétion-Ville, Sunrise Plaza (2nd floor)
Format: A mid-sized casino aimed at local audiences and loyal customers.
A small but well-equipped room with slot machines, roulette, poker and video slots.
Open late into the night; service - mainly in French and Creole.
Feature: Four Aces is considered a more "classic" hall - machines and board games prevail here, without a hotel complex.
Control: LEH license (confirmed by regulator notifications).
3) El Rancho Casino (Historic Hall)
Location: Hotel El Rancho grounds, Port-au-Prince
Description: a historical symbol of the gambling life of the capital, operating since the middle of the 20th century.
It was one of the first casinos aimed at foreigners.
In the 1990s and 2000s, it was updated under the brand name NH Hotel Group.
Today it is integrated into the structure of NH Haiti El Rancho as the main hall.
Cultural role: The place from which Haiti's legal gaming industry began.
4) Petionville Small Casinos and Gaming Parlors
In addition to large facilities, there are several small halls in the metropolitan area, often at bars, clubs or hotels. They function as slot rooms or lottery centers and are required to undergo "regularization" at LEH.
The most active points are located along Route de Frères, Delmas, Montagne Noire.
Assortment - slots, electronic roulette, desktop machines.
The format is closer to "borlette" (lottery halls) with casino elements.
Problem: Many of these halls operate semi-legally and risk losing their license when launching the LEH POS platform (01. 10. 2025).
5) The role of casinos in the economy and tourism of Port-au-Prince
Casino hotels, especially NH El Rancho, create jobs and attract foreign visitors - mostly NGO, mission and business delegates.
Revenues from the gambling sector are accounted for in MEF fiscal receipts; according to LEH, the transition to electronic control should increase fees from 2026.
Casinos also serve as entertainment centers in the limited night infrastructure of the capital.
The Ministry of Tourism, as part of the Hibiscus classification, considers hotels with casinos as facilities of an increased category of service.
6) Development prospects
In 2025-2030, it is expected:- Expansion of the licensing system through LEH-POS and mandatory connection of all operators of the capital.
- Possible opening of a new casino-hotel in the airport zone (Tabarre), focused on tourists and transit.
- Joint initiatives of MEF and the Ministry of Tourism to certify facilities and develop business tourism.
Conclusion:
- Port-au-Prince casinos are a small but important part of the capital's economy. Haiti's gambling industry originated here, and it is in this city that legal and licensed halls remain. El Rancho remains the central brand, Four Aces is a local alternative, and small salons are a shadow zone that the authorities are trying to bring to the legal field through the LEH-POS reform.