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Caribbean nation may allow casino

Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999 | 10:58 a.m.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

CASTRIES, St. Lucia -- St. Lucia's tourism minister said the government will present a measure to legalize casino gambling to the parliament next month.

The government has approved a casino license -- pending approval of the casino measure -- for the new $54 million, 300-room Hyatt Regency Hotel, to open next month, Tourism Minister Philip Pierre announced Tuesday.

The hotel is being constructed with space for a casino despite the island's ban on gambling.

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