Casino cruise ban on West Australia’s coast could end soon: report

The restrictions that outlaw casino gambling on cruise ships operating off the coast of Western Australia could be lifted soon, if the soon send, The Western Australian reported.

According to the news outlet, WA Premier Colin Barnett wants to axe the ban that prohibits cruises operating between Western Australia’s ports from opening their casinos to passengers.

Barnett, who also appointed himself as the tourism minister during the recent cabinet reshuffle, said the outdated restrictions “should be scrapped”—but not entirely—because the premier said cruise ships must still be banned from running casinos if they are in port.

“What we wouldn’t allow was a sham operation, a ship that just goes out to the back of Rottnest, puts an anchor down and has a casino running,” Barnett said.