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Sleepin Hotel’s Carnival Casino has received its licence on Monday after submitting a fresh application to the Gaming Authority, ending a six-year long wait and the initial employment of 150 persons, hotelier Clifton Bacchus said Tuesday.
In a statement issued via the Ministry of the Presidency, the authority said that it had received and processed an application made in the name of Sleepin International Hotel and Casino Inc. Of Lot 252 South Street, Lacytown, Georgetown, Demerara, Guyana, South America, dated August 2, 2016 for the granting of a Casino Operator’s License. Sleepin Hotel & Casino is situated in Georgetown and has an outdoor swimming pool and bar. Boasting a 24-hour front desk, this property also provides guests with a restaurant. Free WiFi is provided. Book 1,199,000+ Hotels, Apartments, B&B and Hostels! Sleepin Hotel and Casino, Guyana: See 31 traveller reviews, 44 candid photos, and great deals for Sleepin Hotel and Casino, ranked #13 of 27 hotels in Guyana and rated 3.5 of 5 at Tripadvisor. Welcome to Sleepin Group of Hotels Sleepin Group of Hotels provides you with three hotels all located in Central Georgetown. Our hotels offer you spacious, well appointed rooms and great hospitalility with affordable rates! Our three hotels include: Sleepin International Hotel, Sleepin Guest House and the New Sleepin Hotel & Casino!
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He explained that while the application was submitted recently, he had been engaging the Gaming Authority for about three months, providing that regulatory and licensing entity with copies of court orders, other documents and financial information. He said it was only after those were provided that he was informed that the Authority would be meeting to make a decision.
“This a sigh of relief after close to six years that the investment was lined up,” he told News-Talk Radio Guyana 103.1 FM/ Demerara Waves Online News.
The hotelier said new financial statements and other documents were submitted two weeks ago to the Gaming Authority and “they had a look it and so on and did not see any problem.”
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Mr. Bacchus said investment in the hotel and casino amounted to about US$8 million. He explained that costs escalated about another US$1 million due to the need to reexport equipment, paying for licences that had not been granted and the maintenance of the building.
He said two weeks ago he started importing slot machines and other casino-related equipment to replace those that had been re-exported when it had become apparent that Carnival Casino would not have been granted a casino licence by the Authority under the then A Partnership for National Unity+Alliance For Change (APNU+AFC). “Within the last month, we have been bringing back,” he said, even as he said he was repaying bank loans.
Mr. Bacchus said he was relieved at the decision by the Gaming Authority, after having spent at least GYD$18 million in paying upfront for two licences in recent years. He said he would be dropping legal action against the Authority now that the licence has been granted.
Two related licences amounting to GYD$10 million are issued annually to casinos.
The five-member Gaming Authority was appointed about one month after the People’s Progressive Party Civic (PPPC) was declared the winner of the March 2, 2020 general elections. They are 1.Mr. Manniram Prashad- Chairman of the Board; Ms. Abena Moore- Director; Mr. Sase Gunraj-Director; Ms. Genevieve Blackman-Director and Mr. Mark Conway- Director
Mr. Prashad is a former Minister of Tourism, Industry and Commerce, Mr. Gunraj is a PPPC Elections Commissioner, Ms. Moore is Permanent Secretary of the Office of the President, Ms. Blackman is the Region Five Executive Officer and Mr. Conway is an Attorney-at-Law.