Goa CM Pramod Sawant is fighting to keep the state’s casinos. Goa will soon finalize its latest Casino Policy which intends to move the state’s riverboats onto dry land. The state’s plan to move all of its casinos out of the river and create a Goa casino coastline had long been announced via Chief Minister … Read more
Chief Minister Pramod Sawant says casinos play an important role in Goa’s tourism industry. However, the BJP says otherwise. The Chief Minister explained after a meeting with the state Tourism Department that casinos would not be written off due to their importance to the region. Chief Minister Sawant followed by saying to reporters, “There are … Read more
India’s General Elections begun on Aprill 11th and will continue until May 19th, but there is already controversy surrounding the elections now that a casino has been caught adding migrant workers names to the electoral roll. The Times of India has reported that hundreds of migrant casino workers in Goa have had their names added … Read more
Tushar Arothe, player for Baroda in the domestic circuit upon retiring took over the reins of the women’s national team and was recently arrested for illegal betting. Under Arothe, the India national women’s cricket team made it to the finals of the ICC Women’s World Cup in 2017. Arothe took over after Purnima Rao, the … Read more
Rakesh Jhunjhunwala is a billionaire stock market investor who is recently making headlines for his bold predictions. Rakesh told a crowd of people at the TiECON Summit in Mumbai that he believes that India will legalize casinos and gambling will soon be legal across all of India. Giving the current gambling situation in India this … Read more
Over the weekend eight hospital employees were arrested for gambling on the job in Gaya. The eight employees were outed by a tipster that claimed there was an illegal gambling ring operating inside of a building in a construction zone. The incident took place in the state of Bihar, near the border of Nepal. Bihar … Read more
Several official announcements have been made in regard to India’s coastal state of Goa and its changing casino industry. Goa offers land-based and floating casinos which service all those within the Goa region. However, according to the state’s Agricultural Minister Vijai Sardesai floating casinos in Goa could be moved onshore once and for all. In … Read more
Goa will see an old American floating casino in its waters and cruise ships in India demand the allowance of gambling closer inshore. India’s Pride Group of Casinos and Hotels must dry-dock their two currently in use floating casino boats, Casino Pride I and Casino Pride II at Ratnagiri for repairs. During the two ships … Read more
Analysts from Union Gaming have predicted Goa’s casino market to reach the $1 billion mark in a few years’ time. Goa currently offers floating casinos and land-based casino venues to patrons. However, during 2018 Goa imposed higher casino licensing fees and taxes which came as a surprise to many of Goa’s operators, some of which … Read more
Uncovering illegal gambling schemes is common, especially in places where regulations are obscure or not present at all. However, illegal gambling schemes that lead to legislative overhaul are not so common, though that is the case with the Indian state Maharashtra. Indian news outlet, The Hindu, reported that the local Maharashtra government is planning to … Read more