They should all have been in jail with their goods confiscated as proceeds of crime!

Please go away!!

BLOOD SUCKING LEECHES!

The data conflicts with what's being said are you crazy?? you like one of our politicians that thinks everyone else is dumb?? We don't have banks in out islands anymore because the numbers houses suck the money and the life out of the out islands. And it's not what we say it's what we SEE the bloody number's houses are everywhere and there is no regulation i can think of multiple instances of numbers houses, churchs and liquor stores (bahamians 3 favorite places) on multiple islands close to schools? What's the regulation say Numbers houses have to be 50' away from schools?? Who's enforcing this? Make me laff some more come on!!

"Everybody is protected"---Of course they are---I wouldn't expect anything else!!

Minnis and the FNM sealed their fate when they took money from this low-life thug (Sebas Bastian) to, among other things, fund their political apparatus and agenda.

So. . .know how I talked about "bucking heads" with this government with facts. . .this accusation is a perfect case scenario. . ." government put in power by gamer. . .now gamer have full run of the nation with friendship with the regulators". . .classical corruption case! Ya only problem is if you are talking crap. . .and what you saying is coming out of ya butt. . .as usual. . .you are wasting our time there fella!! Then you are useless as usual as a good politician. . .too full of crap!!

How is he a thug, idiot?!

If the gaming operators have such an 'excellent relationdhip with the regulator....and look forwatd to continue to be working with them' then why are there still webshops in restricted areas...??

Because they have an "excellent" relationship

Boooooyaaaaaaaaa. . .somebody around here is learning how to use good polemic skills!! Lol! Left use way out there with the question in mind. . ."what is excellent in this case"? Then the usual response from the politician is to explain to us what that excellent means. . . all the while giving us new clues as what excellent means!!

So Percy was the treasurer of the PLP, . . . . . ...
when Ping, he wanted money he would go on bended knee, . . ..... ........
Then Vomit upped the ante to a new and better game, . . . . ..
"If you give me plenty money I will give you legal frame", . . .. ,. ,,,,,,,
He tried to make it seem that he was doing the people's will, . . . ...
But like so much of what he did it was a crooked bowl of swill, . . . . .. ..
And now we on the black list because of this greedy man, . . . .
We all jumped in the fire so he could jump out of the pan. . . . .......
These numbers now a problem that won't easily go away, . . . . ..
Because those with plenty money can politically sway, . . . . ....
The opinion of a member making twenty eight a year, . . . . ...
"I got a hundred Big Ones if I can whisper in your ear".
And no one gets elected without lots of money spent, . . . ...
Only with great integrity can those morals not be bent, . . . ..
And when we see how crooked p politicos have behaved, . . . .
I can only pray to the Almighty that democracy be saved, . ... . ....
From these fiscal predators that prey upon the poor, . . . ..
Promising them they will win when they must lose for sure.

"Empirical evidence" - drive down Fox Hill Road

Story Tribune Thursday, March 15, 2018...Gaming operators give 7.1 millon this year to good causes...
Now dats roughly 19,425 per day donated after rent, operatong expenses etc why dats most 19 dollars per each Bahamian man woman and illegal migrant. Now if I had dat 19 dollars to feed da chillren...dats bout plenty fire engine, tuna n grits, chichen wing souse, slam bam, sardine n grits......

The question is where they "put that money". . .big advertisement parties. . .giving their client houses, business loans, tvs, cars and lil bit to social causes?

Why has Minnis not revoked the Webshops licenses??????? ......... and set up a National Lottery??????? .......... HMMMMMMMMMMMM

Because he can't legally. . .yinna done forget that the court was already involved in that case and said that them gamers are legally protected? And get ti trough yinn heads that doc minnis can't arbitrarily do things like yall make it out that he could. Why Minnjis don't do this or that. . .LOL! Yinna can't be for real man. . .minnis is we PM not we king. . .know the difference!

How are the slime protected from a National Lottery?

Lordy......deja vous all over again!!!!!!!

jimmy buffet's song?

Between the illegals and legals sending money out of the country and the number houses stashing their money( God knows where)ain't no damn money in this damn country!!!!!

Go to the mall and see the long long line of people sending money out of this country.

One money handler in this nation told me that approximately 300 billion pass through this nation on a daily bases in our banking system (hence the OECD and UK blacklisting that plenty money man!). . .our GDP is about 9+ billion. . .for about 360,000 people when you cut out the illegals. . .that's 36,000 per person. No UN, IDB, OECD, UK aid agency consider us a poor nation. When I was in college UNESCO refused me funding because "Bahamas is considered a rich nation". . .was my reply!

This is not a man who inspires confidence in anything but putrid business models and greed. No one can take his 'altruistic' explanations at face value or as being benign truth. He is a disease which as are his other mishandlers... Flowers etc. of peoples minds hopes and money - every gaming house owner known or unknown should be removed from society anywhere - and that along with their 'businesses'., their gains forfeited and their cells the worst available in Fox Hill Prison.

Evidence !!! Is this man retarded? There is a web shop on nearly every street and he doesn't think that is saturation ? I guess he doesn't think his wallet is saturated with money either !!!

Bahamian's vote in support oof these number houses each and every time they place a bet. Referendum results irrelevant, people want this, or they would be out of business, not thriving.

Chucky,
I basically agree.
However, it seems that gambling is a symptom of a larger problem.
An economy where doing a day's work does not produce a living wage.
Plus, I tried gambling many years ago in a very small way.
I was amazed at how addicting it is, and what happens to your mind, really thinking you're going to win.
I can only see this for what it is.
A cancer upon our society.
I would like it gone, no matter how it happens.
But, yes, you are right.
We rarely take responsibility for our own destructive actions.

This guy is Sickening!

SKUNK!!!!! AND SKUNKY POLITICIANS IN HIS BED!!!!!

If these economic rapists really want to help their patrons they would close up shop!

The headline says "We're trying to protect players"..........on this week Our Almighty Lord And Saviour Jesus Christ was crucified o tortured on the cross dying suffering. ....to save all manking from sin......AND AT THE BOTTOM OF HIS CROSS SOLDIERS WERE GAMBLING FOR HIS ONLY POSSESSIONS HIS CLOTHES....The only way to protect players empirically is to close down all the gambling shops....

Perry had a referendum/opinion poll to get Bahamians' feedback on the Numbers business vs a Lottery ........ He got an answer that his cronies (like Sebas, Flowers etc.) did not accept ........ He still legalized the webshops against the will of the people ......... Minis CAN reverse the law IF HE WANTED TO DO IT.

Just GO to Parliament and amend the Gaming Act to legalize the National Lottery and make the webshops become franchises to sell only National Lottery tickets OR close them down.