KATHMANDU: The Casino Association of Nepal has said it would request the government to adopt some flexibility in the Casino and electronic gaming regulation. The association’s President Kishore Silwal said under the new regulation, none of the casinos will be able to operate. The government has doubled the casino royalty fee and imposed a number of stricter control measures. “If the new regulation is enforced, the government would not need to shut them down as they will close automatically,” he said. Bhawani Rana, managing director of Hotel Sneha in Nepalgunj, said electronic gaming was introduced to attract tourists from bordering Indian towns and promote border tourism, but the new regulation has been a major setback. The new regulation has allowed electronic gaming only in four-star properties, but it is currently being operated in hotels below the four-star standard. (PR)
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