{"id":13976,"date":"2021-01-30T14:33:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T14:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=13976"},"modified":"2026-04-23T22:15:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T01:15:00","slug":"goa-considers-banning-locals-from-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/goa-considers-banning-locals-from-casinos","title":{"rendered":"Goa considers banning locals from casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The seven offshore casinos operating on the Mandovi river have permission to operate until March 31.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India.- The state of Goa&#8217;s chief minister, Pramod Sawant, has said that authorities are considering <strong>draft rules that would<\/strong> <strong>ban Goan residents from casinos<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An amendment to the Goa Gambling Act would mean that only foreigners can enter casinos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The state&#8217;s floating casinos are located on the <strong><em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-goa-casinos-to-reopen-november-1\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Mandovi river<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/strong> in the Panaji area. Authorities had the intention of moving the boats but have yet to identify a suitable location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sawant said the home department has allowed the <strong><em><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/goa-renews-casino-licences\" target=\"_blank\">offshore casinos to operate<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/strong> on the Mandovi river <strong>until March 31<\/strong> or until an alternative site is found, whichever is earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Goa has seven off-shore casinos in the Mandovi and a dozen on-shore gambling outlets operating in five- star hotels.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The seven offshore casinos operating on the Mandovi river have permission to operate until March 31.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Goa's Chief Minister has extended offshore casino operating permits on the Mandovi river until March 31, or until an alternative site is found. 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