WA: Christmas Island declares war on government over casino ban

AAP General News (Australia) | July 26, 2004 | Copyright

AAP General News (Australia)
07-26-2004
WA: Christmas Island declares war on government over casino ban

By Tim Clarke

PERTH, July 26 AAP - Union leaders on tiny Christmas Island are promising to continue
their war with the federal government over its decision to keep the island's casino closed.

At the height of its popularity in the mid-1990s, the casino on the island, 2600km
north-west of Perth, was one of the world's most profitable, with Asian gamblers spending
billions of dollars on its tables.

But since its closure in 1998, due to the South-East Asian economic downturn, the ...

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