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Thursday, May 1, 2008

Jamaica Makes Plans for Casinos

We just returned from Kingston and the annual JAPEX travel trade show; there was a lot of talk at the show about the very strong possibility of casinos in Jamaica's near future. Right now, many properties have slots-only game rooms but this change will allow for full casinos with table games. Presently the proposal is before the parliament (and has a lot of opposition from local religious groups) but it sounds like this will soon become reality.

"We are looking at casino gaming as a value-added attraction," said Edmund Bartlett, Minister of Tourism, at the press luncheon last Friday. "Jamaica will never be a casino destination. You will never see stand-alone [casinos] dotting the landscape. We are being very careful and very limited. Casino is not the basis of the product but an addition."

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