Goa Casino Policy not finalised yet: Report

Contrary to several previous assertio💜ns by the Goa government under erstwhile Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar as well as current Chief Minist🐷er Pramod Sawant, no final decision has been taken so far on shifting offshore casinos to an alternative location or notification of a Goa casino policy.

Acco♌rding to a report in local daily Navhind Times, ౠ from the River Mandovi so far due to strong opposition from all corners.

It 🐷was earlier reported that , Deltin Caravela to shift towards the Vernem side of the River Mandovi from the Panjim side, where it is currently located.

The proposal to shift Deltin Caravela and two other offshore casinos to the Vernem side, however met w🧔ith stiff resistance from opposition leaders and locals.

The Navhind Times report also indicated that the state government is stil꧋l dithering on its plan to formulate a detailed casino ♛policy to shift offsh🐠ore casinos to an entertainment zone near the upcoming Mopa airport.

According to Navhind Times sources said the state government has asked the home department to set in motion the process for drafting a casino po✤licy, but not much progress has been made on that front so far.

Chief Minister Sawant as well as previous state cabinets have granted successi𒐪ve six month extensions to offshorꦰe casinos to operate in the River Mandovi while giving an assuranceꦫ that the final l🏅ong term policy on casinos would be decided by the government in a short time frame.