The economy of the Indian state of Goa “is dependent on casinos,” the chief minister Laxmikant Parsekar has said.
The official was commenting on yet another chapter in the on-off relationship that both the main political parties have had with land-based and boat-based casinos in the state. Goa has five offshore vessels and several onshore casinos.
The chief minister was reported as denying that the government had plans to shift an offshore casino vessel referred to as the Deltin Caravela, anchored in the Mandovi River near the outskirts of the state capital, Panaji.
“No one has moved any file or note to me asking to shift the Caravela offshore casino,” he said.
