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Gambling culture challenge
April 05, 2017
Gambling culture challenge
Dear Editor,
I wish to refer to The Nassau Guardian of March 16, 2017 and in particular to the opinion page entitled, "The dangerous consequences of a growing gambling culture".
I wish to thank and commend the author for an excellent article, so much so that I wish to highlight some of the relevant paragraphs, hoping they will be read by church and state:
i. The rise of a gambling culture, fueled ...
March 15, 2017
The dangerous consequences of a growing gambling culture
The drug era of the 1970s and 80s had a devastating effect on our social culture, effects which are still being felt decades later. Similarly, the rise of a gambling and casino culture fueled by a few business houses will adversely and negatively affect The Bahamas for decades.
The tragedy is that we can see, from the experience of others and from what is already happening, the toll access to 24-7...
February 03, 2017
Island Luck CEO speaks out at lack of action to stop illegal gambling
MORE than two months after gaming operators expressed concerns to top government officials about illegal gambling, "nothing much" has happened to address the problem, Island Luck CEO Sebas Bastian said yesterday.
A view on gambling
January 06, 2017
A view on gambling
Dear Editor,
Recently I read a Guardian news story about the chairman of the DNA, Andrew Wilson, not being allowed to gamble in a local casino. Included in the news story is this incorrect statement: "The Gaming Act stipulates that visitors are permitted to gamble legally but Bahamians are not". There is no law in The Bahamas that stipulates that visitors are permitted to gamble legally but Baham...
January 04, 2017
DNA chairman: I don't expect to be punished for gambling in Atlantis
DEMOCRATIC National Alliance Chairman Andrew Wilson yesterday said although he remains steadfast in his recent assertions that he "ought not to accede to being discriminated against in my own country", he will seek legal advice from his attorney before attempting to gamble in the Atlantis Casino in the future...
DNA chairman ignores law against casino gambling
January 03, 2017
DNA chairman ignores law against casino gambling
Democratic National Alliance (DNA) Chairman Andrew Wilson yesterday called for the legalization of casino gambling for Bahamians after he was escorted from the craps table at the Atlantis Casino on Sunday night.
The Gaming Act stipulates that visitors are permitted to gamble legally but Bahamians are not.
Wilson told The Nassau Guardian that he was approached by a representative from the Gaming Bo...
Gambling junkets: Billions in the pot
September 24, 2014
Gambling junkets: Billions in the pot
The 2014 Gaming Bill and Regulations have outlined restrictions on those applying for junket operator licenses in The Bahamas, which may open the Bahamian casino industry up to one of the world's largest gaming markets. Gaming junkets, also known as VIP gaming, are arrangements whereby a promoter arranges for a group of players to gamble with a partnered casino operator in exchange for a commissio...
Concerned about web shop gambling
August 30, 2016
Concerned about web shop gambling
The government has released regulations (see The Nassau Guardian August 17 and 19) concerning web shops, and I wish to share with you a few of them, along with some information I have researched in Abaco.
Gray defends PM on gambling vote
June 12, 2014
Gray defends PM on gambling vote
Agriculture Minister V. Alfred Gray yesterday strongly defended Prime Minister Perry Christie against criticisms by former PLP Minister A. Loftus Roker, who said recently Christie should resign for spending more than a million dollars on a gambling referendum and ignoring the results.
Gray said everyone makes mistakes.
"In my view, I am sorry that such a distinguished former minister of the govern...
PM Would Not Oppose Legal Gambling
December 02, 2008
PM Would Not Oppose Legal Gambling
While hundreds of illegal number houses appear to operate freely throughout the Bahamas without much interference from law enforcement authorities, Prime Minister Hubert Ingraham stressed Sunday that a national lottery is not a part of his Government?s agenda.
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