Flashback: Ramesh Ramsaran tries his luck on one of the many electronic gambling machines at Universal Bar in St James in July. PHOTO BY ROGER JACOB

The Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Bars and Restaurants (TTCO- BAR) and the Barkeepers Owners and Operators Association of Trinidad and Tobago (BOATT) are warning that the Government’s proposal to increase the Amusement Gaming Tax from $6,000 to $25,000 per machine per year will cripple small and medium-sized bar enterprises and lead to widespread closures and job losses