Tag Archives: John Keells
Sri Lanka – Novo governo pode significar o fim da Coroa no Sri Lanka
A eleição de um novo presidente no Sri Lanka poderá significar o fim das tentativas da operadora australiana Crown de desenvolver um resort casino de 400 milhões de dólares na capital Colombo. O recém-eleito Maithripala Sirisena prometeu 'proibir' licenças para cassinos apresentadas pela Crown Resorts de James Packer e pelo desenvolvedor local John Keells Holdings. Senhor Sirisena…
Sri Lanka – Construindo novos impérios de cassino
A John Keells Holdings, o maior conglomerado cotado em bolsa do Sri Lanka, está actualmente a trabalhar em Colombo, preparando as bases para o seu novo resort de 650 milhões de dólares, o maior investimento de uma empresa nacional no Sri Lanka. O resort, com inauguração prevista para 2018, incluirá um hotel de luxo com 900 quartos, salas de conferências, um shopping center, apartamentos residenciais,…
Sri Lanka – Muslim Council demands end to Sri Lanka’s casino expansion
An online petition demanding Sri Lanka’s President Mahinda Rajapaksa scraps plans to permit Crown Resorts and John Keells Holdings to both build resorts casinos in the capital of Colombo has been launched by the Muslim Council of Sri Lanka. The ‘Stop casinos in Sri Lanka petition’ said: We want the incumbent government to immediately stop the…
Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka approves two Colombo casino projects
Sri Lanka’s Cabinet of Ministers have now approved two investments worth around $US1bn in foreign-funded casinos in the capital Colombo, including one involving Australian operator Crown, owned by James Packer. The US$350m project by Mr. Packer to build a mixed-resort in the capital Colombo, including a casino, hotel with a minimum of 400 rooms, convention facilities, restaurants and…
