{"id":777036672,"date":"2026-01-09T12:47:58","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T15:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777036672"},"modified":"2026-04-21T15:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T18:32:08","slug":"delta-corp-pulls-plug-on-goa-casino-operations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/delta-corp-pulls-plug-on-goa-casino-operations","title":{"rendered":"Delta Corp to close Goa casino operation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Delta Corp\u2019s aims to realign its finances amid increased GST on casinos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

India.- The casino and hotel operator Delta Corp has confirmed plans to cease operations at The Zuri White Sands Goa, Resort and Casino, operated by the subsidiary Delta Pleasure Cruise Company. Operations will cease from January 9. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The company cited operating losses as the reason and said the decision wouldn’t significantly affect its finances. Delta Zuri accounts for 2.13 per cent or Rs 155.1m (US$1.72m) of Delta Corp’s turnover and has negative net worth of Rs 152.6m (US$1.68m).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The decision aligns with Delta Corp\u2019s efforts to realign finances after the government\u2019s increased GST on casinos. The company previously suspended its integrated resort\/township project in Dhargal, Goa. Group chairman Jaydev Mody had warned that the increased GST on casinos would affect the viability of casino business in the jurisdiction.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> India\u2019s online gaming ban drives surge in offshore gambling, survey finds<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Delta Corp\u2019s aims to realign its finances amid increased GST on casinos.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":2338,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Delta Corp is ceasing operations at The Zuri White Sands Goa, Resort and Casino from January 9, citing operating losses and the need to realign finances following India's increased Goods and Services Tax (GST) on casinos. This closure, affecting a subsidiary and representing 2.13% of Delta Corp's turnover, is projected to have a minimal financial impact. The decision underscores the challenging operational environment for land-based casino operators in India due to evolving tax regimes.","focusai_entities":"Delta Corp, Delta Pleasure Cruise Company, Jaydev Mody","focusai_location":"India, Goa, Dhargal","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.9), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.95), investor_analyst (0.95), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"GST Impact Analysis","query":"What is Delta Corp's projected GGR and NGR impact from the increased GST, factoring in this closure and the Dhargal project suspension, and how does this affect their long-term capital allocation strategy across gaming verticals?"},{"label":"Regulatory Viability Outlook","query":"How might the Indian government's current GST policy on casinos influence future B2B and B2C licensing applications and the overall investment climate for new gaming verticals in the jurisdiction, particularly for land-based and integrated resort projects?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16334],"tags":[29,23890,25076],"class_list":["post-777036672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-south-asia-news","tag-casino","tag-delta-corp","tag-gst"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036672","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\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777036672"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777036678,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777036672\/revisions\/777036678"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777036672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777036672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777036672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}