After government decree to clear dues or face action, casinos have started paying their dues.
The parliamentary Public Accounts Committee had directed the government either to collect revenue from the casinos within a month or revoke their licences.
Today was the last day of the monthlong deadline and four of the gambling houses — Casino Venus, Casino Rad, Casino Grand and Shangrila Casino — turned up at Department of Revenue Investigation to settle their dues.
However, two of the oldest casinos — Casino Nepal and Casino Anna — have sought 30 and 15 days, respectively, to clear their dues, according to DRI. According to a letter signed by Rabindra Kumar Deuja, Managing Director of Casino Nepal, it has sought one month and another signed by Tapta Bahadur Bista, General Manager of Casino Anna, it has sought 15 days. The department will decide on Sunday whether to revoke their licences or grant them some days.
Casino Nepal based at Soaltee Hotel has to clear dues pending for the last five years, whereas Casino Anna has not paid for the last four years, said DRI.
Kathmandu-based Casino Venus and Casino Rad and Pokhara-based Casino Grand paid Rs 5 million each today. Casino Tara and Casino Everest paid Rs 20 million each yesterday. Shangrilla Casino today cleared half of its dues — Rs 20 million. It had to pay Rs 40 million except fines and interest.
The PAC had directed the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation to revoke the licences of eight casinos, if they failed to settle all their tax liabilities by today, prompting DRI to issue a 35-day notice on January 9 to clear their dues standing to the tune of Rs 300 million.
The country has 10 casinos: Casino Royale (Hotel & Yeti), Casino Venus (Hotel Malla), Casino Rad (Hotel Radisson), Casino Grande (Hotel Pokhara Grande), Fulbari Casino (Hotel Fulbari), Casino Nepal (Hotel Soaltee), Casino Anna (Hotel de’l Annapurna), Casino Everest (Hotel Everest), Casino Tara (Hotel Hyatt) and Casino Shangrila (Hotel Shangrila). Two casinos are in Pokhara, while the rest are being operated in the Capital.
When Casino Nepal — the first casino in Asia — began operations back in 1968, it was open only for foreigners, but the casinos lately are accused of letting Nepalis enter, which is against the law of the land.
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