Packer’s Sri Lankan Resort to Suffer Further Delays

After opposition from Buddhist religious leaders and some political parties in Sri Lanka, the government has announced that it will change tax concessions it had granted to Australian gambling tycoon James Packer’s Crown Ltd for a $400 million casino-hotel resort.

The Sri Lankan government has announced that it will be changing the tax concessions previously granted to James Packer’s Crown Ltd.
At the same time the Crown group has appointed as ambassadors for the casino Australian cricket captain Micheal Clarke and Vivien Grieg, whose husband Tony is a household name in the island.
Packer’s business has a long association with cricket; his father is credited with changing the face of cricket by starting a World Series in 1977, defying the cricketing establishment and signing up players in secret.
The Crown group is building the resort by the side of Colombo’s Beira Lake; it is set to include a luxury hotel, dining, entertainment and casino facilities.