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Bermuda Gambling Proposal Suffers Setback, But Premier Hopeful Of A Future Revival

Posted on May 10th, 2010

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A vote in July on legalizing casinos in Bermuda is now highly unlikely after the majority of the Members of Parliament opposed it following a long debate in the House of Assembly. The MPs protested against Premier Brown’s Green Paper on Gaming because they said Bermuda has other more urgent issues that need to be addressed, like the gang wars that are rapidly intensifying.

After Friday’s long-drawn-out debate, Premier Ewart Brown issued a statement saying the debate was “robust and instructive”, which clearly confirmed the MPs’ “vehement opposition to gaming,” . Dr. Brown also strongly suggested that the debate be brought up again in the future since he believes that some of those that voiced a lack of support for the proposal now, will change their views in the future He also stated expressly that the concept implied by opposition that opening up Bermuda to gambling and gaming companies is less moral and not Bermudian, is wrong. He added that that differing parties with differing views should be able to express various ideas without having negative characterizations associated to the party’s intentions.

Commenting on one of the points raised by those opposed of the proposition stating that Bermuda has more concerns that should prioritized over gambling, the Premier said: “Because we discuss gaming or any other issue does not take away our concern or intent to deal with our other major problems of the day. We have the ability to talk about one subject and do something about another. “Premier Brown added: “We can structure an ownership of gaminge establishments where Bermudians own the majority stake.That is being done in other parts of the world, and can help with wealth building in Bermuda. Premier Brown also stated that with the current worldwide economic situation, they should not limit opportunities—especially if the opportunity presented can easily be tailored to cater towards the concerns of those who oppose the proposal.

This is the Premier’s second attempt on legalizing gambling. The first legislation he tried to pass last year was to allow cruise ship casinos in Bermuda’s port, which received insufficient backing from MPs to merit a vote.