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Taipei (CENS) - In view of the thawing atmosphere across the Taiwan Strait, Las Vegas Sands Corporation is probing the opportunity of setting up a casino in Taipei or Kaohsiung, in case the Taiwanese government opens up casino establishment, said William Weidner, president of Sands, in an interview with the Chinese-language Economic Daily News, sister publication of Taiwan Economic News.

Taipei - The Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) said it is still some way from making a final decision on whether to allow the establishment of casinos, as the issue is still being studied. No decision has been made yet either in relation to the number of permits, locations and the amount of charter fees, the CEPD said in a statement made in response to local reports that the government plans to issue three casino permits in a bid to help promote tourism.

Taipei (CNA) - The government will come up within six months with a decision on whether to allow the opening of casinos, Cabinet-level Council for Economic Planning and Development (CEPD) Chairwoman Ho Mei-yueh said Tuesday. Ho made the remarks while fielding questions at the Legislative Yuan from main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) Legislator Chao Erh-chung.