Sri Lanka’s Finance Minister Mangala Samaraweera clarified last week that the proposed $50 entry fee would only apply to nationals and residents of the tiny South Asian island nation. The purpose of the levy would be to discourage locals from gambling at casinos. Sri Lanka Rolls Out Casino Entry Fee, Gaming Turnover Tax ... Being required to pay an entry fee will discourage players, particularly Sri Lanka nationals, from gambling at the local casinos, experts said shortly after the announcement about the new levy emerged. Betting and Gaming Levy Act | Volume I - Laws of Sri Lanka ...
Sri Lanka doubles casino license fee; introduces $50 entry
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Sri Lanka Seeks to Raise Gaming Levy with Casino Entry Fee
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Sri Lanka removes casino entrance fee, but taxes tightened ... Nov 27, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka is to remove the casino entrance fee imposed in the last budget and plans to increase the annual levy imposed on the business of gaming, other than rujino, to 400 million rupees. “I also propose to amend the Finance Act to make directors and shareholders personally ... Sri Lanka doubles casino permit fee, flags US$50 entry levy Sri Lanka’s government has announced a doubling of the annual licence fee paid by the country’s land-based casinos and introduced new measures including a US$50 entry fee for customers and a casino turnover levy charged at 15 percent. Sri Lanka's new casino entry fee will only apply to nationals ews about Sri Lanka’s plan to apply a $50 entry fee on local casino visitors first came up last month. The proposal was tacked onto the country’s budget for the next fiscal year. But the Finance Minister has now made clear that the levy would only apply to nationals and local residents, Adaderana reports. Sri Lanka Cuts Casino Entry Levy, Boosts Fees & Taxes ...
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Sri Lanka Casino Entry Fee to Only Apply to Nationals. The government of Sri Lanka has clarified that a previously proposed $50 casino entry fee would only apply to nationals, Finance Minister says International visitors would not be required to pay the levy in order to be admitted to the nation’s casinos. Bally's Colombo - Largest Casino in Sri Lanka Largest Casino in Sri Lanka. Play Baccarat at Bally’s. Baccarat Limits : Minimum 1000LKR to Maximum 4Million LKR. Sri Lanka doubles casino permit fee, flags US$50 entry levy
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