In a last ditch effort to save the casino industry, Movie Towne owner, Derek Chin, has submitted a report to the Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Conrad Enill, designed to counter what he calls the knee-jerk “emotional” backlash against the industry on the part of Prime Minister Patrick Manning, detailing ways in which the industry could be made to benefit the economy.

Minister in the Ministry of Finance, Conrad Enill, reaffirmed the Government’s opposition to casino gambling as he moved an umbrella Finance Bill in the House of Representatives on Friday. The Bill amends the 1963 Gambling and Betting Act to specifically add slot-machines to the list of gambling activities banned by the Act. Enill said the change now “removes any ambiguity” over slot machines which through the Bill are considered to be gambling machines under the 1963 Act.