Despite restrictions that order Goa’s casinos to stay closed during the Coronavirus pandemic (COVID-19), some casinos have offered assistance to help fight the virus. The Casino Pride group is known for its floating casinos, and several brick-and-mortar locations. Casino Pride has released a statement saying that they are supporting 25 Georgian nationals by providing them … Read more
The Goa state government has approved a new casino located at the Fern Kadamba Hotel despite an ongoing push to remove the floating casinos from the Mandovi River. The addition of the Fern Kadamba Hotel Casino brings the land-locked casino count to 9 within state borders. For months Goa state officials have been trying to … Read more
Two big poker tournaments are currently scheduled to take place in the Indian state of Goa. The Baazi Poker Tour and the India Poker Championship will both take place in January at local Goa casinos. Both tournaments will allow online poker betting as well as live-action. Baazi Poker Tour The Baazi Poker Tour is currently underway at Casino Pride … Read more
Kiren Rijiju is the current Indian Union Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs and the Minister of State. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), a lawyer, and serves as a member of the Lok Sabha. His views on gambling and sports betting specifically are highly regarded. Last year the Law Minister Amar Singh … Read more
Gopal Kanda has made headlines again, this time as the first Goa casino owner to ever be elected to the Indian state legislature. A couple of weeks ago, the Indian state of Haryana held elections for its legislative assembly. Among the hopefuls was Big Daddy casino owner Gopal Kanda. Kanda ran as an independent but … Read more
There are not many domestic casinos located in India, but out of the few, there is only a handful of them allow India residents to use their services. For years India state governments have flip-flopped on the idea of offering domestic casinos to tourists and locals. Currently, there are only three states that offer casino … Read more
In Delhi, 58 suspects have been detained, and their casino equipment has been seized after police responded to an illegal gambling tip. Police say that the group used the mobile application “WhatsApp” to arrange the illegal betting scheme. Guests would be invited to the secret location the night before and then directed to the casino … Read more
The Ports Minister Michael Lobo has told media sources that a new spot has been agreed upon by one of Panaji’s floating casinos, and the other five will soon follow; the only question is where are they moving? The information about the relocation was released to reporters following a cabinet meeting on Wednesday. However, he … Read more
At a time where lawmakers are looking to relocate floating casinos stationed near Panaji City, the Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told reporters that casinos are good for tourism to the state. Chief Minister Sawant went on to say that after the mining industry collapsed, tourism is the only industry in the state still surviving. … Read more
There are currently 14 casinos in the state of Goa, five floating casinos in the Mandovi River, and nine others located in five-star hotels across the state. Since elected, congressman Atanasio Monserrate and others have been pushing to move the floating casinos out of Panaji. Congressman Monserrate even promised to have the casinos moved within … Read more