Friday, July 11, 2025
By JADE RUSSELL
Tribune Staff Reporter
jrussell@tribunemedia.net
SEABREEZE MP Leslia Brice says she supports amending the Gaming Act, a law some believe may have cost her a spot in Cabinet.
The Act currently bars Cabinet ministers and their immediate family members from holding gaming licences.
Ms Brice, who is not in Cabinet, has faced speculation that the rule may have influenced her political trajectory.
Asked whether she believes she could contribute more if that restriction were lifted, she told reporters on Wednesday: “Only time will tell.”
“What I will say is, no matter where I’m placed, no matter what position I’m placed in, I’m going to do my absolute best. That is what I pray for daily.” “I’m going to give 110 percent every time.”
Pressed on whether she would support a change to the law, she said: “I do support it. Let’s just see what happens in the future.”
An amendment to the Act could have implications beyond her. Sebas Bastian, a owner and founder of Island Luck, is seeking the PLP’s nomination in Fort Charlotte.
He has confirmed he’s considering a run and has described public service as “never off the table”.
Comments
Dawes says...
They should also allow anyone to open up a gaming location. It is wrong that only 8 companies can operate and then use those funds to compete against all other companies.
Posted 11 July 2025, 10:18 a.m. Suggest removal
DWW says...
best for her or best for country?
Posted 11 July 2025, 12:13 p.m. Suggest removal
birdiestrachan says...
She does a good job. I AM very proud of her. Buying numbers is legal I pray for God.s best for her. As life goes on.
Posted 11 July 2025, 12:57 p.m. Suggest removal
screwedbahamian says...
Like a foundation with murdered bodies in it and politically cases close to construct a church on it to praise God and win souls for his kingdom. Ah, our beautiful Godly paradise, God's Bahamas.
Posted 13 July 2025, 8:04 a.m. Suggest removal
sheeprunner12 says...
If the PLP bows to these neo-crooks and allow them to not only sit in Parliament but also be in Cabinet, then there is NO way in hell that Davis should be PM again.
The Bahamas got screwed with Christie and the Referendum (that he said was not), but this country would have been far better off with a national lottery to help out healthcare, education & sports.
Instead he fattened a few crooks, like Sebas, Flowers, Culmer, Brice & Fox dem. And look at the DAMAGE what that has done to our society.
Posted 11 July 2025, 1:40 p.m. Suggest removal
Porcupine says...
Yup. Exactly right.
Posted 14 July 2025, 8:29 a.m. Suggest removal
birdiestrachan says...
People who buy numbers did so when it was illegal it is called free will. Remember there was a time when alcohol was illegal.
Posted 11 July 2025, 2:21 p.m. Suggest removal
LastManStanding says...
>free will
This is the reason I don't take the pro-numbers crowd seriously, regardless of free will the fact is the Bahamian people voted against legalization. To disrespect the Bahamian voter's voice by doing the exact opposite of what they voted for is quite frankly criminal. The moral arguments surrounding numbers are all frankly irrelevant, the facts are that the Christie admin violated the Bahamian voters and practically laundered millions in dirty money clean overnight. What example does that set for the youth? Break the law and you can get away with and even go "legitimate" as long as you make enough "donations" to the right people?
Posted 11 July 2025, 8:45 p.m. Suggest removal
Porcupine says...
And your point, birdie.
Talking shite again.
Posted 14 July 2025, 8:30 a.m. Suggest removal
birdiestrachan says...
Go back to the garden of eden all of those trees only one they were told not to eat from Eve exercises her free will she ate from it. THEN poor old Adam ate the fruit also then he bleemed God and Eve
Posted 11 July 2025, 2:38 p.m. Suggest removal
birdiestrachan says...
BLAMED God and Eve bleemed pop up I exercised my free will and used the word
Posted 11 July 2025, 2:45 p.m. Suggest removal
truetruebahamian says...
You are a dangerously ignorant fool.
Posted 12 July 2025, 11:27 a.m. Suggest removal
Porcupine says...
Absolutely agreed.
Taking the Bahamian mind down a notch, each time he/she writes.
Posted 14 July 2025, 8:31 a.m. Suggest removal
TalRussell says...
Comrade Sebas is someone who is perceptive, clever. --There's no cover quite like wielding' influence' as a House-elected MP. --- It highlights the advantage that comes with just being seated on the governing party's benches. -- Sebas will already have studied all the candidates' 2021 SeaBreeze campaigns' playbooks, names, occupations, political affiliations, votes garnered, likes, dislikes of constituent's and by who and why so, etc, etc. -- Yes?
Posted 11 July 2025, 5:38 p.m. Suggest removal
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