Allen Lockington is a self-employed customs agent and business consultant who has regular articles published in www.connectme.com.fj/news/opinion. I thank Allen and Connect for permission to reprint some of them in this political blog. They remind us that life goes on, whatever the political situation. And it's good to know that.Ethics
There will be a lot of resistance to the idea of introducing casinos to Fiji.
In my opinion, Fiji can do with casinos, just restrict them to six star hotels and ban locals from playing the games and we are set. Anyway, it’s a huge revenue earner, just look at Las Vegas. I am for introducing legalized gambling, provided our citizens can never have access to them.
We will ban locals. But what if a tourist comes to ruin in our country because of his or her foolishness and gambles away their life savings? Will it be ok?
It’s just a thought, because while we protect our people with regards to ethics, does our ethics extend to foreigners?
This is not a religious question; it’s simply about contradicting ourselves.
1 comment:
Casinos are on the way. They have to be because our visitors want them. Indeed, some have stated that they will not return until we have the 'nous' to include them in our Menu for visitors. Having the 'nous' means regulation and the careful control of access. This can be done in many different ways and is being done across the globe without ethically challenging anyone at all. If Malaysia can manage it given their complexity and The Indian Nations of USA can manage it to their eternal benefit and interest, then so can Fiji. The 'game of life' is a 'game of managed risk', after all. Casinos are no different. Those who cannot manage the risk should stay away or be prevented from taking it on.
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