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Atlantis Casino "Change for Change" for Charity Programme donates to The Bahamas Crisis Center
Atlantis Casino "Change for Change" for Charity Programme donates to The Bahamas Crisis Center
The Casino division at Atlantis, Paradise Island recently presented a cheque donation to The Bahamas Crisis Center as part of the division?s ?Change for Change? charity programme. The initiative gives casino patrons the option to donate their TITO slot tickets to a designated charity...
Casino Drive, Paradise Island-Closure of Public Beach Access on Development Parcel
Below is a letter dated December 29th, 2016; sent to the Minister of Tourism (The Hon. Obediah Wilchcombe)...
Closed casinos owed 51 mil. in taxes at end of 2013/2014
The government was owed more than $51 million in outstanding taxes from closed casinos and $10.8 million from casinos that were in operation at the end of the 2013/2014 fiscal year, according to the report of the auditor general.
Grand Bahama Casino Workers Remain Uncertain About Their Future
Back on August 7, Tourism Minister and Grand Bahama MP Obie Wilchcombe told the media that he planned to make an announcement "within two to three weeks" about who the government had chosen to become the new operator of the island?s sole casino at the Grand Lucayan Resort...
Atlantis Casino Upgrade To Create 350 Jobs
Atlantis Casino Upgrade To Create 350 Jobs
Atlantis will create up to 350 jobs following a $7 million revamp of sports betting and poker room facilities, according to its top executive.
George Markantonis, the president and managing director of Kerzner International (Bahamas), said the planned renovations will bring Paradise Island up to speed in the gambling arena. In recent months, hotel executives in The Bahamas have placed a renewed f...
Delayed Opening for Bimini casino
Delayed Opening for Bimini casino
A luxury boutique casino that was set to open this month and create an initial 300 jobs on Bimini is now scheduled to open in March due to Hurricane Sandy and other factors, MP for West Grand Bahama and Bimini Obie Wilchcombe said yesterday. "The delay was caused by a number of things, inclusive of which was the hurricane," said Wilchcombe, who is also the minister of tourism.
Atlantis Reveals 10M Casino Upgrade
Atlantis Reveals 10M Casino Upgrade
Atlantis plans to spend at least $10 million on new gaming facilities if and when the government approves updated casino regulations for the country. The Paradise Island mega resort has revealed that a 10,000-square-foot space beneath Aura Nightclub has been earmarked for a massive sports betting arena that rivals existing offerings in Las Vegas.
Wilchcombe: We Need More Jobs In Casinos
Wilchcombe: We Need More Jobs In Casinos
The minister of tourism and aviation says more Bahamians need to find employment in casinos, noting that these workers are among the highest paid in the country.
'Casino And Full Employment For Bimini' Says PM Christie
Nassau, The Bahamas -- There is going to be full employment in Bimini, Prime Minister Perry G. Christie has predicted.? He was speaking at the Bahamas Economic Recovery Strategy Meeting Thursday, September 27, at the British Colonial Hilton.?
Casino Heist: Two In Court
Casino Heist: Two In Court
Two of the three men police arrested on Sunday in connection with the botched robbery of the Atlantis casino's cash cage were arraigned in Magistrate's Court yesterday facing more than 30 criminal charges.