博彩头条报道·斯里兰卡对新赌场说不

斯里兰卡政府表示，将不允许在首都科伦坡规划的三个豪华度假村建设赌场。政府似乎屈服于社区和佛教团体的压力，反对在该国增加任何赌场执照。

4 月下旬，这三个度假村在没有游戏设施的情况下获得批准。斯里兰卡议会还批准了三个综合度假村的 10 年税收减免。

包括澳大利亚皇冠度假村有限公司董事长詹姆斯帕克在内的开发商希望赌场成为豪华度假村的一部分。帕克先生是澳门赌场开发商新濠博亚娱乐有限公司的投资者。

Packer 先生正在与在斯里兰卡拥有博彩业务的 Ravi Wijeratne 合作。另一个项目与 Dhammika Perera 有关，后者也在科伦坡经营赌场。John Keells Holdings Ltd 正在开发第三个项目，预计将向外国游戏品牌出租空间。

据斯里兰卡媒体报道，在议会辩论期间，政府代表重申度假村不会有赌场，而是有“相关设施”。

“We will not allow casinos. That we say very clearly,” Sri Lanka’s Economic Development Minister Basil Rajapakse was quoted as saying in late April. “They asked, we did not allow, nor will we allow,” he said.

He did not give a reason for the move but opposition figures have been vocal in raising fears that the casinos could lead to prostitution, which is illegal in Sri Lanka.

In a written reply to GGRAsia, Crown Resorts said that it would not comment “at this stage”.

As of early May the website of Crown Sri Lanka still said the resort in Colombo will contain “world class gaming facilities”. “The proposed project aims at providing unique experiences in the form of dynamic entertainment programming, leisure elements and destination gaming,” the website states.

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