Casino Operators Propose Five-Year License Renewal, Clarification on Hotel Premises

Kathmandu. Casino operators have demanded that the provision of renewing casino licenses every year be removed and instead be renewed every five years. The operators made this demand during a discussion on the Tourism Bill, 2081, in a meeting of the Committee on International Relations and Tourism. They have also suggested making a clear legal provision that more than one casino cannot be operated in a single hotel. Casino operator Amulya Rana stated that the definition of 'hotel premises' in the proposed bill needs further clarification. His demand is that the law should be made in such a way that...