DESPITE the majority vote against the legalising of web shops and establishing a national lottery last year, the Gaming bill to legalise web shops has been passed by Parliament.

According to Prime Minister Perry Christie, gambling legalisation will bring a new source of government revenue by forcing web shop owners to pay licence fees and annual taxes based on revenues. The proceeds, Mr Christie says, will be used for civic improvements through educational scholarships and cultural development funding throughout the Bahamas...

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