Supreme Court Justice Indra Charles dismissed an appeal by a gaming house operator who challenged the government’s decision not to grant his company a gaming house license. In her ruling, Charles noted that Bet Vegas Casino, despite not having a license, continued to operate numerous gaming facilities. “The appellant ought not to be heard on
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THE government’s planned web shop patron tax on lottery winnings was yesterday predicted to deliver a “detrimental” blow to a local gaming house, its owner telling The Tribune he firmly believed the Minnis administration was “dead serious” about closing down the industry.
Craig Flowers, FML Group of Companies owner, lamented the January implementation of the tax, saying he faces a 100 percent taxation as his business is the only gaming house in the country that is lottery based and does not offer slot play to patrons.
Officials have said the impending tax will be placed “on a specific type of game” offered in gaming houses, ie, “the lottery game; three-ball, four-ball, five-ball” and not slot games.