Goa CM announces shifting to land casinos in 3 years

Goa Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar announced in the legislative assembly that offshore casinos woul𒐪d ᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ⁤⁤⁤⁤ᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚbe within the the next three years and necessary amendments would be introduced to the Goa Public Gambling Act.

Parrikar also said that and no further licenses for new ca🥀sinos would be given. He added that🌠 a notification to that effect would be issued very soon.

He also noted that the 2012 amendment to the Goa Public Gambling banning locals from ent♓ering casinos woul♎d be implemented with certain changes.

The Chief Mi🍸𝓰nister also added that a Gaming Commissioner would soon be appointed by the state government, who would be the nodal officer to oversee all casino-related activities.

Co🎃nsultancy firm, KPMG has been designated to identify the entertainment zone where offshore casinos would shℱift, he added.

Earlier, Parrikar’s cabinet colleague Vijay Sardesai had also mooted the idea ꦍof shifting offshore casinos to land and opposed the introduction ♕of a sixth casino in the River Mandovi.