Nepal casinos given 3-day ultimatum to settle unpaid taxes, fees

Tax-defaulting Nepal casinos only have until Thursday to settle their arrears and avoid a day in court.

The Kathmandu Post reported that Nepal’s Department of Tourism came knocking on the doors of Casino Royale in Hotel Yak and Yeti, Casino Rad in Radisson Hotel, and Casino Venus in the Malla Hotel on Monday, demanding the three gambling facilities to pay millions of unpaid fees.

Should they fail to settle their taxes, the tourism department officials said that they are in a bind to file cases against the operators of the three casinos.

“We have served a three-day ultimatum on tax defaulting casinos and mini-casinos, and if they do not pay heed to the department’s orders, they will be punished as per the law,” a tourism official told the news outlet.