The chief minister in the Indian state of Goa, Manohar Parrikar, said yesterday that a new policy would soon cap the number of casinos in a particular area and that Goan residents would be banned from visiting the gaming areas.
Giving an outline of his proposed casino policy, Parrikar said that all five offshore casinos currently operating in the Mandovi river would be forced to relocate to land over the next three years. He was replying to queries during a discussion on the 2017-18 state budget.
“The Act will have a power to ensure that no Goan can visit casinos. The government will have powers to limit casinos in a particular area. The sixth casino will never enter Mandovi. We are capping it, under this Act, at five,” he said.
