KATHMANDU, March 31: Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Prem Bahadur Ale has said that the government has collected Rs 1 billion in royalties and renewal fees of casinos and other hotel business fees. He said the licenses of three casinos that refused to pay the royalty were revoked.

KATHMANDU, March 25: The Department of Tourism (DoT) has given an ultimatum of five days to three casinos that have not paid their arrears to the government. The DoT has given an ultimatum to the three casinos to pay their dues of Rs 900.5 million within five days.

KATHMANDU, Feb 20: The government has recovered royalty dues of casinos worth Rs 764.50 million after the authorities stepped up measures to take action against those dilly-dallying to clear their liabilities.

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation has written to five casinos which have not paid royalties to clear their dues within seven days.

KATHMANDU, July 16: The inspection team of the Department of Tourism (DoT) has started monitoring the conditions of various casinos operating in the country.

KATHMANDU, March 27: Metropolitan Police Range Office (MPRO) and Crime Division (MCD) have jointly raided five casinos in the capital.