Robbie's casino closes<\/p>\n
SYDNEY (DPA): The Christmas Island casino became the latest
\nvictim of the Asian regional economic downturn Saturday when
\nAustralian authorities moved to close it down after its operator
\nmissed a deadline for debt repayment.<\/p>\n
The Australian authorities, which administer the tiny Indian
\nOcean island some 300 kilometers west of Java, gave the
\nIndonesian owners of Christmas Island Resort (CIR) a Friday
\ndeadline to repay 2 million Australian dollars (US$1.2 million)
\nowned to sacked staff and creditors.<\/p>\n
CIR, controlled by Indonesian clove cigarette king Robbie
\nSumampow, did not meet the deadline and so is almost certain to
\nlose its operating license.<\/p>\n
CIR, Christmas Island's biggest employer, has been battered by
\nthe regional downturn, first losing many of the big-time gamblers
\nthat came out on scheduled flights from Jakarta and then losing
\nthe air service itself.<\/p>",
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