Web-shop legislation to be brought before Parliament

The Minister responsible for Gaming, Obie Wilchcombe, has said he intends to bring legislation to regularise web-shops to Parliament.

Speaking in the House of Assembly on Wednesday evening, Mr Wilchcombe said he hopes the legislation will be effective from July 1.

A national referendum on web-shop gaming in January 2013 resulted in a majority vote against such a move, but the debate has continued.

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nationbuilder says...

LOL!!!!!! This country is one big devastating joke!!!

Posted 5 March 2014, 6:19 p.m. Suggest removal

GQ says...

Nationbuilder: The country is not a joke it is the members of Parliament that are JOKASSES.

Posted 5 March 2014, 6:21 p.m. Suggest removal

nationbuilder says...

lol if only it were that simple eh!

Posted 5 March 2014, 6:28 p.m. Suggest removal

newcitizen says...

We put them there, and we don't hold them accountable for anything. It's our fault the parliament does what they want, we let them. So nationbuilder is right, it is the whole country that is the joke.

Posted 6 March 2014, 8:28 a.m. Suggest removal

URD says...

Not under the "Saint" Perry's watch! Wow

Posted 5 March 2014, 6:27 p.m. Suggest removal

SP says...

BREAKING NEWS........THE PLP ARE EQUAL JACKASS'S TO THE FNM........MORE DUMB SHYT WARMING UP FOR THURSDAY!

Posted 5 March 2014, 7:06 p.m. Suggest removal

sheeprunner12 says...

Obie gat more BALLS that he leader........ i cud respect him 4 dat. However, its hard to take any a dem serious.............. this could just be one big conundrum brewing

Posted 5 March 2014, 7:49 p.m. Suggest removal

nationbuilder says...

Obie is not doing that without Cabinet approval and indeed, cannot. The Prime Minister approved it.

Posted 5 March 2014, 8:30 p.m. Suggest removal

Purcell says...

Why not ignore the results of the next general election too? What is the point of voting with these two bunch of criminals being the only game people will vote for in town?

Posted 5 March 2014, 8:39 p.m. Suggest removal

Honestman says...

No surprise there.

Posted 5 March 2014, 9 p.m. Suggest removal

sheeprunner12 says...

So why Perry gayya hide behind Obie like dis???? Make him look bad.........worse

Posted 5 March 2014, 9:03 p.m. Suggest removal

ohdrap4 says...

Ah this man will not be bullied by the result of a referendum

ATTA boy

Posted 5 March 2014, 9:18 p.m. Suggest removal

nationbuilder says...

This decision was made by Cabinet long ago - the government openly lied to the public about this for months

Posted 5 March 2014, 10:29 p.m. Suggest removal

realfreethinker says...

Good luck with the next REFERENDUM. They just set themselves up for failure. They lie and scheme too much. NOT TO BE TRUSTED

Posted 6 March 2014, 7:48 a.m. Suggest removal

John says...

If the government does not have the will to close the web shops down, then the next best option is to tax and regulate them. They cannot continue to allow the web shops to act like a run-a-way train and go any where and any way they please. They are draining too much cash out of an already weak and ailing economy. At least taxes will allow some of this money to be recovered. Now the church must also go to work and discourage their membership from gambling. There are very few Bahamians in this country who do not profess to be Christians. They belong to one church or another. So it is the Christians who are gambling. There is work for the church to do.

Posted 6 March 2014, 10:32 a.m. Suggest removal

Honestman says...

Well said and totally agree.

Posted 6 March 2014, 11:15 a.m. Suggest removal

bismark says...

The only problem I see here is the PM should have done what he was elected to do,make a decision,now he is in the middle of the mire.

Posted 6 March 2014, 10:45 a.m. Suggest removal

Honestman says...

A totally self inflicted mire!

Posted 6 March 2014, 11:15 a.m. Suggest removal

larry says...

Stem cell, Online gaming and Marijuana on its way whats next legalized Murder their way of dealing with crime is to legalize everything on the books and guess what it will cause a drop in crime.

Posted 6 March 2014, 11:33 a.m. Suggest removal

The_Oracle says...

So, Drug dealers lawyers and banks been washing money for decades,
Government is about to also.
Overnight legitimization.
Incredible.

Posted 6 March 2014, 12:24 p.m. Suggest removal

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