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Te idea is to move the floating casinos, one per month to the port in Calangute which is a town in the west of Goa and home to Goa’s flagship and most commercialised beach, lined with restaurants and bars. Calangute is called the Queen of Goa with its 16km beach stretching from Baga to Candolim on the shores of the Arabian Sea. Te Aguada Fort was built in the 1600s under Portuguese rule.
GOAN CHANGES AHEAD
Te floating casinos are a big attraction in Goa as the State is one of only two permitted to operate casinos. But in October last year the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) decided not to renew the trade licences for the six off- shore casinos in Goa when they come up for renewal in April-June 2020 period.
Te casinos currently operate in the Mandovi River in Goa. Tis in reality will force the casinos to move out of the Panaji jurisdiction this year. At the end of 2019 the Goan government had still not made a final decision on where to move the offshore casinos.
Te casinos have been a pawn in a fight between State level politicians for a while. Residents have continually complained that the casinos bring problems with traffic, prostitution, parking and social issues.
Protests were held in August from residents who P54 NEWSWIRE / INTERACTIVE / MARKET DATA
wanted the casinos moved whilst BJP leader Atanasio Monserrate promised to remove the offshore casinos within 100 days of his election. An adventurous Statement from Monserrate (nicknamed Babush), who joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in July 2019.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Valmiki Naik was quoted as saying: “Monserrate’s promise for 100 days was a joke. Even if he were to fulfil it, it would not make a difference. When you want to clean the house, you do not take the garbage from one room to the next. We want the casinos out of Goa, not shifted from the river.”
Aguada Bay in Calangute has been suggested as a stopgap for the floating casinos until a designated landbased gaming zone can open at the new international airport in Mopa (northern part of Goa). It is thought the casinos will eventually be housed here although is currently facing opposition from locals.
Te idea is to move the floating casinos, one per
month to the port in Calangute which is a town in the west of Goa and home to Goa’s flagship and most commercialised beach, lined with restaurants and bars. Calangute is called the Queen of Goa with its 16km beach stretching from Baga to Candolim on the shores of the Arabian Sea. Te Aguada Fort was built in the 1600s under Portuguese rule.
Goa’s Minister for Science & Technology, RDA and Ports and Waste Management, Michael Lobo, wants the Corporation of the City of Panaji (CCP) to withdraw the resolution. Te CCP caters to the civic needs of Goa’s capital city Panjim under the Mayor Uday Madkaikar.
Tere is talk of eventually locating the casinos at a 232 acre planned commercial zone which will join the new Mopa International Airport. Te idea being the casinos will target tourists, particularly those from foreign nations. It could mean a huge boost in gaming revenue predicted to rise to $1bn in GGR if the casinos move onshore. At the moment Goa casinos generate
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