A bill allowing cruise ship passengers to gamble in port at their on-board casinos has been tabled in the House of Assembly.The legislation, long sought by cruise companies, would permit licensed vessels to run casinos between 9pm and 5am while in designated local ports.Only passengers would be allowed access to gaming.Licence fees would range from $75,000 to $180,000 per season for ships making 15 or more voyages to the Island, and $5,000 to $12,000 for 14 trips or less. Ships with a capacity below 2,000 passengers would get free licensing.The lack of on-board gaming in Bermuda was described as the Island’s sole drawback by Norwegian Cruise Line CEO Kevin Sheehan, when the giant vessel Breakaway made its debut voyage here this summer.Bermuda Chamber of Commerce president Ronnie Viera told The Royal Gazette that the Chamber’s position in the past had been that onshore casino gaming should be dealt with before casinos were allowed to operate while ships were in port.He said no consultation had taken place with the group — nor had they been shown the legislation.“Now that it has been tabled, we are keen to meet with the Minister to discuss how licences will be granted and on what terms,” Mr Viera added.