Casino Hours
The Government of Costa
Rica is enforcing the
regulations on casinos,
which until now have
been operating around
the clock and will have
to limit themselves to a
6 p.m.-2 a.m. schedule.
Casinos were first
conceived as
entertainment for guests
of 3-or-more star
hotels, but have
proliferated in such a
way that they operate by
themselves, observe no
time limitations, serve
liquors, and can be
accessed directly from
public streets, among
other irregularities.
A spokesperson for the
casino association said
that they need to
operate for at least 18
hours every day, from 12
noon through 6 a.m., and
that the new schedule
means the loss of at
least 3,000 jobs. |
