Major casino operators split on junkets

Representatives of the country's largest hotels and casinos have offered diverging opinions of the country's prospects in gaming junkets, with one official arguing that the new gaming market offers "more downsides than upsides".
Speaking with Guardian Business, Baha Mar Senior Vice President of Administration and External Affairs Robert "Sandy" Sands suggested that VIP gaming was only a part of Ba...

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Can Nassau support two large casinos

ON SATURDAY evening a former Atlantis employee took a walk down memory lane. He recalled his days with Kerzner International. He hoped, as has been suggested, that Sir Sol would never sell his resort. Sir Sol recently dismissed the rumour by announcing he had no intention of selling.

He might be peeved in his belief that Baha Mar has received extra concessions and that his "most favoured nation" ...

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Crystal Palace Casino closes, to reopen as Baha Mar Casino

The Crystal Palace Casino closed yesterday, and is scheduled to reopen on March 27 as the Baha Mar Casino and Hotel, part of the heavily anticipated $3.5 billion Baha Mar Resort.

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Mock Casino Night

Saturday 17th May 2014  7:00 PM

Join the Rotary Club of New Providence and Rotary Club of West Nassau in a...
"MOCK CASINO NIGHT

Featuring: Visage Band
When: Saturday, May 17, 2014
Where: Melia Nassau Beach Hotel, Cable Beach
Time: 7:00pm

Ticket $100.00
Dresscode: Elegant Casual

Baha Mar launches casino training programme

YESTERDAY, Baha Mar announced another opportunity for training and recruitment in its continuing efforts to recruit Bahamians to fill the more than 4,000 positions at the luxury resort which will be home to the largest casino in the Caribbean...

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CASINO ROYALE presented by DREAM NATION

Saturday 19th December 2015  8:00 PM

Join us at Sunset Resort Bahamas, Saturday, December 19, 2015, as Dream Nation presents CASINO ROYALE!!!

Enjoy a night of sophisticated fun with a mock casino, entertainment, a live presentation, music by DJ Blueprint and MORE!!!! The dress code is 007 Fashionably Chic. Tickets are just $25 including two cocktails and tapas and are available at St. Barnabas Parish and Eye Candy Makeup (Harbou...

Tourists failed to declare 80,000 in casino winnings

TWO tourists who failed to declare nearly $80,000 worth of casino winnings to American airport border officials were yesterday fined $1,500.

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One Atlantis casino worker tested positive for COVID

THE Atlantis resort on Paradise Island said one casino worker tested positive for COVID-19 more than two weeks ago, dispelling social media reports that claimed 10 of its workers had the disease.

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Sweeping changes for casinos when tourism sector fully opens

The Bahamas Tourism Readiness and Recovery Committee's plan calls for the creation of a certification agency to police the many new casino protocols being established.
Casino operations, one of the first activities barred by local authorities and hotels amid the COVID-19 pandemic and one of the hotel sector's biggest attractions and revenue earners, will undergo sweeping changes when the tourism s...

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Webshop operators not happy at highter tax than casinos

WEBshop operators are not pleased about having their businesses taxed at a higher rate than casinos, attorney Wayne Munroe said yesterday in response to conditions stipulated in the recently tabled Gaming Bill.

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