Pastors of the Save Our Bahamas Vote No campaign last night called on the government to stick to its promise and shut down web shops in The Bahamas in the face of yesterday's overwhelming 'no' vote.
"The commissioner of police said he has a contingency plan," said Christian Council President Ranford Patterson.
"We expect that contingency plan to be enacted, not tomorrow -- tonight. We expect the police and government to do what they say they were going to do."
Prime Minister Perry Christie said last week though, that if there is a low voter turnout the government would make the final decision on the referendum on web shop gambling and a national lottery.
He also said the vote would be non-binding.
Patterson, along with other members of the Save Our Bahamas campaign, celebrated at Grace Community Church last night.
Patterson said he thinks Christie will shut down web shops.
"The prime minster is on record as saying what he will do and so I have no fear as to what will happen," he said.
"The Bahamian people have spoken.I have no fear. I believe the prime minister when he said that he's going to use the resources of our government to enforce the laws and so I expect it to happen."
Christie has said if there is a no vote he would shut down the web shops.
The Save Our Bahamas group has held events throughout the run up to yesterday's referendum, many of which saw low turnout compared to the Vote Yes campaign.
Spokesman for the Vote No campaign, Pastor Lyall Bethel, said the government should respect the voice of the people.
"I think we need to start being treated with a little more respect because I think the people have spoken; the government should hear, they can trust the church on this issue," he said.
The fate of web shop workers remained unclear late last night. Reportedly, 3,000 people work in the industry.
Bethel said he thinks that figure of 3,000 jobs, which was advertised by the prime minister and the Vote Yes campaign, was inflated.
"It started off at 3,000 and then it went to 4,000," he said.
"Well how did it get to be 4,000 all of a sudden? We felt they were inflating figures all along.
"Nonetheless there are people who are going to find themselves out of a job in the near future.
"We're sympathetic too that we want to work with the government in some way to be able to help but ultimately the government provides jobs, not the church. The church looks after souls."
Bethel and Patterson also agreed that Rev. Dr. Philip McPhee of Calvary Baptist Church and Bishop Simeon Hall of New Covenant Baptist Church, who were in support of a yes vote, will always be welcomed back to the fold.
"We have no problem with them," Patterson said.
"Brother Mario Moxey said it well; the church is a big tent and we all make decisions sometimes that are not in the best interest of ourselves or of the organization of which we are a part.
"So all we are saying to our brothers is, you made the wrong decision, but it's not too late to regroup and to organize and be a part of the fellowship again. We've never dismissed them, we've never put them out of fellowship.They will always be our brothers and so we have no problems with them."

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