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That casino idea is back. Just up the hill from Le Repaire
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Rascal
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cassidain
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I wonder what the revenues to the COM from such a venture might be. In light of the administration's vision for investments in public amenities and infrastructural improvements plus the looming negative DGC budgetary burden, might these preoccupations be the driving force behind its consideration of un casino haut de gamme à Saint-Barth.
elgreaux
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IMHO, considering that there is no income tax in St Barth, the COM would have to create a new casino tax or gaming tax in order to have a steady revenue stream. Businesses generally pay a 300 euros per year fee plus something like 100 euros per employee, so a casino wouldn't necessarily make them any more money than another kind of business... there are also no casinos on the French side of St Martin so I am doubtful there would be one here... anybody else have a take on this?
MIke R
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BVIs......Jost van Dyke..Virgin Gorda...Anegada...maybe do a bareboat charter of some sort..
I dont know....its two years out as we are committed to SBH in 2014...so we ll figure it out then
Ellen asks if anyone knows the Goldfarbs. I've been introduced to Morris and to a son and daughter-in-law and have had them as guests for cocktails. They don't seem to be evil or avaricious and don't have horns on their heads. In fact, my encounters with them have led me to believe that they're quite modest and charming people who have been successful in business . . . are small investors in a casino associated with a well known musician friend-of-the-island . . . have endeavored to develop a plan that would afford a much needed community meeting hall for the island . . . and have no more in mind than a "card room."
I understand, of course, that a card room can be the proverbial "camel's nose under the tent." But, whether the camel is allowed into the tent is a ways down the road. Perhaps it'll be a dismal economic failure! In the meantime, a number of people known to many of us, who enjoy frequent card games on the island, would have a new venue (to quote from "Casablanca," as Captain Renault finds an excuse to close Rick's Place to placate Nazi Major Strasser, "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!" (as the croupier hands Renault a pile of winnings)).
Personally, in my small acquaintance with them, I like the Goldfarbs and find them to be reasonable people. They, moreover, would be pleased, I believe, to engage in conversation about the proposed "casino." In lieu of writing to government officials, thus (or perhaps in addition to doing so), it might be useful to express opinions to the Goldfarb family and seek to find out what really is planned.
I understand, of course, that a card room can be the proverbial "camel's nose under the tent." But, whether the camel is allowed into the tent is a ways down the road. Perhaps it'll be a dismal economic failure! In the meantime, a number of people known to many of us, who enjoy frequent card games on the island, would have a new venue (to quote from "Casablanca," as Captain Renault finds an excuse to close Rick's Place to placate Nazi Major Strasser, "I'm shocked, shocked to find that gambling is going on in here!" (as the croupier hands Renault a pile of winnings)).
Personally, in my small acquaintance with them, I like the Goldfarbs and find them to be reasonable people. They, moreover, would be pleased, I believe, to engage in conversation about the proposed "casino." In lieu of writing to government officials, thus (or perhaps in addition to doing so), it might be useful to express opinions to the Goldfarb family and seek to find out what really is planned.
JEK
Senior Insider
You should just end the suspense to this movie that you have watched so many times before and book that Jost van Dyke vacation now! St Barth is over.
