Since opening its doors last March, the Princess Casino has seen an average 4,566 clients per month, its manager Philip Svensen says.
The casino was opened to the public on March 19, 2010 and according to Svensen up to the end of February 2011 it had 54,795 guests, accounting for the monthly average. He also said that the casino “is still not operating at full capacity given that local players are not allowed entry.” Only hotel guests and foreign passport holders are allowed entry to the casino, he noted.
At the official opening of the US$2M facility last year, President Jagdeo had hinted at a relaxation of legislation that bars locals from patronising the casino. “We have had to put limitations on who come into these casinos. But frankly speaking, it is particularly bothersome to me that the legislation that