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Sri Lanka hopes tourists come for the sun, stay for the slots

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Tourists explore Galle Fort, a Dutch fortification about 116km south of Colombo. Visitor arrivals in Sri Lanka surged 26.7% last year, to 1.27 million.   © Reuters
JAGATH CHRISTOPHER, Contributing writer | Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bhutan

COLOMBO -- Sri Lanka has great beaches, wild elephants and ancient temples. But Australian gambling boss James Packer thinks the island nation needs something else if it is to reach the government's ambitious tourism goals: better casinos.

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