Will happily provide a link. I notice, however, that you didnt quibble with either China or Netherlands - both countries that are in excess of 90 % digital payments.

You do realize that by keeping them closed, Bahamians will not be working and receiving salary during this time? So, they cant feed families, pay mortgages, contribute to VAT payments, etc.?

Which then means that most of them will lean on the government for support, this straining the already stretched resources...thus causing the government to borrow more money, thus increasing our debt...
Not sure that cutting off your nose (causing additional unemployment) to spite your face (closing numbers houses) is the best move at this time.
And that's before we even get to the question as to whether the government can legally keep the gaming houses closed.

Perhaps you may not have heard of the following, all of whom perpetrated frauds as a result of the love of money - which is what gsmbling is: World Com, Madoff, Satayim, Rajanatnam, Charles Ponzi, Jordan Belfort, and on and on...
My assertion remains, the stock market is 'numbers' on steroids.
And, dont twist the argument, we were comparing numbers to the stock market. Starting a business was not in the discussion.

This article is so far behind the times that it is not funny. NAnd these people present themselves as experts.
For your info, dear article writer, China is already 95% cashless, India 90% cashless, Germany 80%. Oh, and in rhe Netherlands cash is so infrequently used now that the Netherlands parliament had to petition to keep cash i the system because noone was using it. We are already in a cashless society, except in The Bahamas anyways. All sources: worldbank.org website.

You can talk semantics all you want. When you put mone in a stock you have no earthly idea if the stick will grow in value. Now, if you claim some prescient ability to predict rhe stock market, then my friend you should not be wasting time on Tribune message boards. You should be jet setting the world holding yourself out to the highest bidder.
When you so call 'invest' , you are gambling that a stock will appreciate, through the work done by others (passive investing). You are every bit the scoundrel.and as lazy as number players. Dont fall to the white man trying to convince you that putting lipstick on the stockmarket (pig) makes it different from numbers.

And numbers is NOT illegal, my friend. So as a legal enterprise that can provide curb side service there is nothing to keep them from opening, except your hypocritical indignation. Legally they will win this argument 10 times oit of 10. I care nothing for your abused 'Christian principles'.

So, you are saying that the PM is a weak leader, the, who cant make decisions if he is going to be held accountable for them. He should have resigned as well in that case.

You do realize that you just described the stock market right? Lazy people, depending on the efforts of others and betting on said efforts (stocks or bonds) to get money they havent earned. Absoute hogwash, joeblow..bullshit!

So, the PM should tell me how I should spend my hard earned money? While you are at it, can you tell me which places "are meet and right" and pass your sanctimonius standards?

That is barking nonsense! So, if I sell marijuana or cocaine- a tanglble product- then I should be open. Stop it.