Govt. permits three casino palaces in Colombo
(Lanka-e-News- 18.Dec.2013, 11.30PM) The government had released three gazette notifications today pertaining to the permission to be granted to the three controversy ridden casino palaces to be established in Colombo. According to reports reaching Lanka e news , the notifications had withdrawn gambling and betting.
These three casino palaces which have been named Kingsbury Leisure Ltd; and Lake leisure golden Pvt. Ltd; are to be established at D R Wijewardena mawatha , and at Akbar mawatha , Slave Island, as Water front properties Pvt. Ltd. These casino businesses are to be established under the alternative development project.
All these casino establishments are to be owned by the Australian casino ‘King’ , Lanka casino ‘King’ Ravi Wijeratne and Dhammika Perera another local casino mogul and John Keells Ltd.
The government has today via the gazette notifications GO 18726, GO 18727 and GO 18728 had given permission sans betting and gambling.
Based on business circle sources , Ravi Wijeratne , Dhammika Perera and John Keells already have licences for gambling and betting, and there is no bar to those being used in this connection . All they have to do is only make a change of address, the same sources pointed out.
(Lanka-e-News- 18.Dec.2013, 11.30PM) The government had released three gazette notifications today pertaining to the permission to be granted to the three controversy ridden casino palaces to be established in Colombo. According to reports reaching Lanka e news , the notifications had withdrawn gambling and betting. These three casino palaces which have been named Kingsbury Leisure Ltd; and Lake leisure golden Pvt. Ltd; are to be established at D R Wijewardena mawatha , and at Akbar mawatha , Slave Island, as Water front properties Pvt. Ltd. These casino businesses are to be established under the alternative development project.
All these casino establishments are to be owned by the Australian casino ‘King’ , Lanka casino ‘King’ Ravi Wijeratne and Dhammika Perera another local casino mogul and John Keells Ltd.
The government has today via the gazette notifications GO 18726, GO 18727 and GO 18728 had given permission sans betting and gambling.
Based on business circle sources , Ravi Wijeratne , Dhammika Perera and John Keells already have licences for gambling and betting, and there is no bar to those being used in this connection . All they have to do is only make a change of address, the same sources pointed out.
