Sri Lanka has put a thorn into the side of proposed resort complexes, according to The Australian. Three firms were planning massive developments on the island, which were to include casino gambling, ...

Two brand new Las Vegas-style casino-resorts are coming to Sri Lanka’s capital of Colombo. Crown Ltd, owned by Australian businessman James Packer, is behind one of the projects, while John Keels ...

A woman plays a slot machine inside a casino at City of Dreams, an integrated resort that includes Sri Lanka's first high end casino, in Colombo. (Courtesy: Reuters photo) Tourists have long flocked ...

The "Marina Colombo casino club" is shown in the Sri Lankan capital on July 5, 2013. Multi-million-dollar casinos planned for Colombo have boosted Sri Lanka's ambitious hopes of becoming Asia's new ...

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka has refused to allow casinos at three super-luxury resorts planned in the capital after opponents said they would lead to prostitution, an official said on April 26, ...

After winning the decades long civil war against Tamil Tiger rebels, Sri Lanka’s president Mahindra Rajapaksa thought upgrading the country’s handful of small casinos into international class ...

Sri Lanka has refused to allow the construction of casinos at three luxury resorts planned for the capital, Colombo, with some opponents saying they could lead to prostitution. James Packer's proposed ...

COLOMBO - Tourists have long flocked to Sri Lanka for its pristine beaches, wildlife safaris and ancient Buddhist sites. Now, its first Marxist president is betting on casinos to attract high-rollers ...

Sri Lanka Rolls the Dice on Casinos to Power Post-Crisis Tourism Boom By Uditha Jayasinghe COLOMBO (Reuters) -Tourists have long flocked to Sri Lanka for its pristine beaches, wildlife safaris and ...