G3-247 Report INDIA
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Deltin’s Casino Caravela (initially opened in 2010) has since been moved out of the Mandovi. It
floated near the city of Panaji and there were 200 gaming
positions made up of 190 table positions and 10 slots.
Damani Group Venture) and overlooks the Mandovi River at the Crown Goa Hotel which has 43 rooms. It is located on the first floor and has table games and slots.
01 About five casinos have closed over the last year or so including the Las Vegas Casino at the Leela Resort, Hacienda de Oro at the Holiday Inn near Mobor Beach, the Palace Casino at the Riviera de Goa Resort and the Goa Nugget located in the Ramada Caravela Beach Resort in Varca Beach, Goa which is owned by Advani Hotels (in which Delta Corp has a 35.6 per cent share).
located at La Calypso Hotel in Calangute, Baga Road in Goa. Operated by Casino Pride Group (Goa Coastal Resorts)
CASINO PEARL is newly opened in the five star resort Bogmallo Beach Resort and is one of the largest casinos with table games and slots. Operated by Casino Pride Group (Goa Coastal Resorts)
CROWN CASINOis one of the latest casinos in Goa owned and managed by Sol Entertainment (Sugal and
About five casinos have closed over the last year or so including the Las Vegas Casino at the Leela Resort, Hacienda de Oro at the Holiday Inn near Mobor Beach, the Palace Casino at the Riviera de Goa Resort and the Goa Nugget located in the Ramada Caravela Beach Resort in Varca Beach, Goa which is owned by Advani Hotels (in which Delta Corp has a 35.6 per cent share).
Meanwhile there are four offshore casinos operating:
CASINO CARNIVAL is the newest floating casino and is on the Mandovi River overlooking Panaji. It has four operational decks with 27 gaming tables over two floors plus two electronic roulettes, a VIP room and entertain- ment on the main gaming floor. There are also 45 slots. Entry fee is from 1,500 Rupees per person which includes buffet dinner and drinks. There is American Roulette, Poker, Blackjack and slots. It was operated by the Salgaocar Group since 2009 but was very recently acquired by the Pride Group. The sale was estimated to be around Rs80 to Rs85 crore. Salgaocar will continue with its land based casino at the Marriott.
CASINO PRIDE is berthed near Panaji and has three floors covering 30,000 sq.ft. There are 40 gaming tables such as Roulette, Blackjack, Baccarat and poker plus electronic and slot machines. This is operated by Goa Coastal Resorts & Recreation
State run
estimated to be Rs12000 crore 8
Rs2bn (US$45m) Rs2bn 9 4
2million per year 195 180
Rs1.35crore (US$22bn)
Not permitted bar Playwin Lotto US$60BN
DELTIN JAQK(formerly the Casino Royale) is the largest offshore casino in Goa with the largest selection of games. The ship has six decks and three gaming floors covering 12,000 sq.ft and you can find 50 table games including Blackjack, Texas Hold ‘em, American Roulette, Teen Patti, Baccarat, slot and poker and 30 slots, VIP rooms and even an amphitheatre, creche, children’s playroom and helicopter platform. It is open 24/7.
DELTIN ROYALE (Horseshoe) is a luxurious casino in Panaji offering Baccarat, Blackjack and Roulette and has a dedicated poker room and a room for Indian Flush (Teen Patti). The casino is operated by the Deltin Group and was the company’s first offshore gaming vessel to be launched in 2008 and previously known as the Horseshoe. The Royale has an area of 31,900 sq.ft and offers 500 gaming positions across 470 table positions and 30 slots. The four level casino also has in house din- ing and entertainment restaurant called Vegas and an exclusive lounge. It also houses the Royale Poker Room, Indian’s largest such poker room.
The Goa casino operators include the Salgaocar Group which owns the Goa Marriott Resort, Hotel La Paz Gardens and Aero Mundial Pvt travel agency. The com- pany is predominantly a mining company dealing in exporting iron ore. But it has investments in other areas such as hospitality, real estate and healthcare.
The company was set up in the 1950s by Vasudev Salgaocar and is now run by his sons Shivanand and Dattaraj Salaocar and are responsible for the setting up of the Goa Marriott Resort and were also operators of the Casino Carvnival offshore casino until its recent sale.
Goa Coastal Resorts and Recreation Pvt Ltd operates five casinos under the Pride brand – the offshore Casino Pride in Panaji and the Casino Carnival, plus three land based casinos - Casino Paradise in Porvorim, Casino Palms in Baga and Casino Pearl in Bogmalo.
The largest operator in Goa is the Deltin Group which has business interests in India, Sri Lanka and Kenya. In
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