Dennis Constanzo, president of local developers, Palmyra Resort and Spa, is reportedly frustrated by delays in receiving his resort’s casino license. Prime Minister Bruce Golding had announced the award of licenses to Palmyra and Harmonisation Limited and the Palmyra earlier this year.

Palmyra’s development is set to become the island’s first casino hotel, and will reportedly form the cornerstone of a multi-layered development that will celebrate Jamaica through an array of premier attractions, including the casinos.

In addition to this, Harrah’s and MGM, two of the world’s largest casino operators, are reportedly showing keen interest in partnering with the US$1.8-billion (J$143 billion) ‘Celebration Jamaica’ resort development. However, with all these positives, there are still no official licenses issued as yet, and while there has been approval of the policy outline of the license, technocrats are reportedly working to complete legislation for parliamentary approval.