Insight SEYCHELLES Casino Liberté
Jake Waller, Managing Director, New World Gaming
“We will break the mould of casinos in the Seychelles to satisfy the demands of the owners. This will be the benchmark casino for New World Gaming”.
Changing the face of casino gaming in the Seychelles
The government has recently realised that casinos and international tourism can go hand in hand. They look to have correct casino taxes as additional sources of revenue and have also brought in advisors from the UK to completely reconsider the Seychelles gaming legislation and bring it into the 21st century
Tere are many reasons to go to the Seychelles today, but casino gambling is currently not one of them. All that’s set to change with the opening of the Club Liberté Casino, in the stunning grounds of the Four Seasons Hotel Resort
Te Seychelles; tropical green islands set in the sparkling waters of the Indian Ocean, welcome the traveller to discover this country often styled as “unique by a thousand miles” - where the houses hug the lower slopes of majestic mountains smothered in green velvet, the dark forest broken by spectacular granite outcrops and where the white beaches fuse into the turquoise seas. Tese beaches are the glory of the Seychelles and each beach has its distinct character.
Mahe is the main island of the Seychelles and is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful and impressive islands in the world, with most of the population of the Seychelles concentrated in the north around the capital, Victoria. Away from the bustling little capital and its business and hotels, there is extraordinary beauty to be found along the coast of Mahe, particularly in the south and over the mountains to the west.
Come to the Seychelles for a romantic vacation, come to stay in a world-class resort, come to dive in crystal- clear waters, come for the deep-sea fishing, come to chill out under a palm tree on a natural beach, come to drink a rum punch by the poolside, come to get a taste of Creole culture and cuisine – but don’t come for the casinos - yet.
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the Seychelles, but these, even though some are located in major hotels, are small and antiquated in style and equipment and are, frankly, merely a minor part of the hotels’ entertainment offers. Tere are several casinos in Victoria as well as slot arcades, but these are really designed for the small local player with no attraction for the more sophisticated player who might be drawn to come to the Seychelles to stay in one of the exquisite luxury resorts.
Te government has recently realised that casinos and international tourism can go hand in hand. Tey look to have correct casino taxes as additional sources of revenue and have also brought in advisors from the UK to completely reconsider the Seychelles gaming legislation and bring it into the 21st century.
All of the existing gaming operations have nine months to comply with the new legislation and newcomers must comply from the start to ensure their licence. Tis will be difficult for some of the existing casinos and slot arcades and some may probably close rather than face the expense involved. Te biggest casino on Mahe has recently closed its doors permanently, though whether this was because of the new legislation is an open question.
Te Seychelles already has superlative large resorts that need only the addition of the casino element to turn them into integrated resorts, which will be
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