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“... my family should not only be free from guilt, but even from suspicion of it.” — Julius Caesar as quoted in Suetonius’ “Life of Julius Caesar” Earlier this month, representatives of the gaming industry in the Caribbean, including The Bahamas, convened at the Caribbean Gaming Show and Caribbean Regional Regulators Forum to discuss a

Supreme Ventures Limited is looking into expanding its gaming business into The Bahamas and has already started discussions with the Gaming Board, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Xesus Johnston told Guardian Business last week, adding that horse racing could also be revived. Just before speaking at last week’s Caribbean Gaming Show at Atlantis, Johnston explained

The Gaming Board is proposing that the government amend the Gaming Act to allow Bahamian citizens and other domestic players to gamble in commercial casinos. The proposal, which would “drastically change the Bahamian gaming landscape”, would also allow tourists to gamble in domestic gaming houses. Bahamians and domestic players would be able to gamble in

Our gaming laws preventing Bahamian citizens and residents from gambling in casinos have never made sense. And that we still have such regressive laws that still carry the stench of racism more than 50 years after Majority Rule in a country whose lawmakers are overwhelmingly people of color is shameful. But shame has hindered few

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