gambling venues in Nepal had been shut since March 24, 2020<\/a>, when authorities imposed a lockdown due to Covid-19. On September 23, the Nepal government rejected a seven-day quarantine prerequisite for all arrivals from abroad and continued giving visas on arrival to foreign visitors who have been vaccinated.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\nThe Finance Ministry has granted all gambling clubs without any debts to the public authority a full waiver of the annual royalty for the fiscal year 2020-21, which ended in mid-July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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