\nHAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) \u2013 Bermuda\u2019s Senate on Wednesday approved a heavily debated measure that would allow the tiny, wealthy British territory to build its first casinos.<\/p>\n
\tThe bill caps the number of casinos at three, and it calls for all of them to be located inside hotels to help revive the island\u2019s sluggish tourism and construction industries.<\/p>\n
\tA St. Regis resort that would feature a casino is planned for the St. George\u2019s area as part of a $120 million development. Other high-end resorts also have expressed interest in similar projects, especially with the 35th America\u2019s Cup coming to Bermuda in June 2017.<\/p>\n
\tBermuda had initially planned to hold a referendum on whether to allow casinos but scrapped the idea last year in favor of filing the bill that was approved after a 10-hour debate.<\/p>\n
\tOpponents say they worry that casinos could attract prostitution and lead to violence.<\/p>\n
\t\u201cIt is the saddest day of my career in politics,\u201d said Wayne Furbert, an economic development minister. \u201cWhy can\u2019t we structure our island around something that is more wholesome?\u201d<\/p>\n
\tLegislators expect to file additional bills early next year to help regulate the island\u2019s fledgling casino industry, with speculation that only hotel guests would be allowed to play.<\/p>\n
\tTourism Minister Shaun Crockwell said the bill\u2019s approval represents a \u201csignificant and critical adjustment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\t\u201cIn the past 30 years, Bermuda has moved from a tourism industry leader to an industry outsider,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\tBermuda\u2019s Lower House approved the bill on Saturday, and the governor is expected to sign it.<\/p>\n
Posted by:<\/strong> Dr Crapology on December 18, 2014, 11:48 pm<\/p>\n \tDoc<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Posted by:<\/strong> TheUsualSuspect on December 28, 2014, 5:47 pm<\/p>\n Posted by:<\/strong> Mr Finesse on December 28, 2014, 11:18 pm<\/p>\n Posted by:<\/strong> MIDNIGHT on January 14, 2015, 11:49 pm<\/p>\n HAMILTON, Bermuda (AP) \u2013 Bermuda\u2019s Senate on Wednesday approved a heavily debated measure that would allow the tiny, wealthy British territory to build its first casinos. The bill caps the number of casinos at three, and it calls for all…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":36,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-casino-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/36"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8440"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8440\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}