 The Jamaican government has decided to issue the license for the first legal casino of the country. According to a government spokesperson, the gaming venue will be inside a new hotel to be built in Montego Bay, St. James by international investors and casino operators.
The same spokesperson said the hotel will have more than 3,000 rooms and will employ thousands of Jamaicans but did not give further details. Prime Minister Bruce Golding is expected to announce the government’s decision soon and reveal the identity of the investors.
The Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, who is currently visiting China, refused to comment the reports about the casino but said the Jamaica Labor Party would not deny the agreements reached by the previous administration of the People’s National Party to issue the first casino license in the country.
Jamaica legalized slots and other gaming machines and several gaming venues were opened in the country, however, the controversy around casinos did not allow the former administration to legalize them.
Source: Article originally published in MediaGambling
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