The Finance Ministry has renewed its agreement with Casma Ltd and Dragonara Casino for the casino's operation to January after the necessary safeguards for the employees' jobs were secured. The ministry did not specify what the safeguards were but said the operator who won the offer to run the casino after January 15, 2010 would be obliged to retain the workers under the present conditions.

The casino went on a four-day week three months ago.

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