{"id":7470,"date":"2020-06-22T18:59:06","date_gmt":"2020-06-22T18:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=7470"},"modified":"2026-04-24T04:15:58","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T07:15:58","slug":"india-to-delay-new-rules-for-casinos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-to-delay-new-rules-for-casinos","title":{"rendered":"India to delay new rules for casinos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The state of Goa is to delay the notification of rules of casinos to allow more detailed discussion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">India.- <strong><em>Goa state<\/em><\/strong> Chief Minister Pramod Sawant is to delay a notification on casino rules that would mean tourists need a permit to enter casinos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The decision will now not be made until the Covid-19 crisis is under control. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sources told the Times of India that Sawant wanted to delay issuing the notification in order to allow more detail discussion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In February Goans were banned from entering casinos, staff excepted, with admission only allowed to foreign visitors. A commissioner was appointed to control whether companies were <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/india-illegal-gambling-drone\">following regulations<\/a><\/em><\/strong>. The commissioner would have control over casino operations and under the current wording of the notification even tourists would need a permit from the commissioner to be able to gamble in casinos. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The rules had been sent to the law department for approval but were later recalled and sent to the chief minister for him to look over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Until the new rules receive the final approval, tourists will still be allowed to enter casinos without a permit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The state of Goa is to delay the notification of rules of casinos to allow more detailed discussion.<\/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, Pramod Sawant, has postponed the notification of new casino rules, including a proposed permit requirement for tourists, until the COVID-19 crisis subsides. This delay allows for further discussion on regulations that would also formalize the existing ban on Goans entering casinos, with a commissioner appointed to oversee compliance and operations.","focusai_entities":"Pramod Sawant, Times of India","focusai_location":"Goa, India","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.95), compliance_legal (0.9), operator_casino (0.95), marketing_crm (0.75), investor_analyst (0.9), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Regulatory Impact Analysis","query":"What are the projected GGR and NGR impacts for existing casino operators in Goa if the proposed tourist permit system and Goan entry ban are eventually implemented?"},{"label":"Governance Framework Evolution","query":"How will the appointed commissioner's authority integrate with existing B2B\/B2C licensing and regulatory compliance frameworks in Goa, particularly concerning enforcement and operational oversight?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[156,158,16334],"tags":[12436,58,337],"class_list":["post-7470","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-regulation-news","category-slider-home","category-south-asia-news","tag-casinos","tag-india","tag-regulation"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7470","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7470"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7470\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777008512,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7470\/revisions\/777008512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7470"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7470"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7470"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}