NASSAU, Bahamas (AP) — Voters in the Bahamas were deciding Monday whether some forms of gambling will be permitted for citizens of the archipelago off Florida’s east coast, where locals are barred from betting in casinos at the islands’ tourist resorts.

Underground gambling operations called “web shops” where Bahamians bet on numbers in televised U.S. lotteries have become commonplace in recent years. The shops operate in violation of Bahamian law, but police and political leaders have largely turned a blind eye to them.