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India’s floating Deltin Caravela riverboat casino granted permission to move

November 21, 2019

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino Cruise Ships, India

In the small Indian state of Goa and Delta Corp Limited has reportedly been granted permission to relocate its large Deltin Caravela riverboat casino further away from the mouth of the Mandovi River and closer ...

Goa government may reconsider casino tax hike

K Morrison

April 9, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Licenses, Taxation

Having approved a revised fee structure effective April 1 subjecting Goa’s casino industry to levies for the financial year 2018-19, which are as much as 4.5 times greater than the hikes casinos dealt with the ...

Goa floating casinos can stay put for another six months at least

K Morrison

March 30, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, India

As expected, Goa’s six offshore licensees have been given another extension before having to relocate from their current home in the Mandovi river. According to The Times of India, operators including Delta ...

Casino operators in Goa face significant fee increases in April

K Morrison

March 28, 2018

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, India, Licenses

Effective from April 1, 2018, casino operators in Goa will be subject to substantial fee hikes which are applicable to both floating casinos on the Mandovi River and land-based gaming facilities in the western ...

Goa off-shore casinos granted six-month extension

Sadonna Price

September 29, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, India

In July, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar of India revealed that the floating casinos of Goa would have to be moved onshore in three years’ time and that locals were also banned from participating in such gaming...

Four crew members rescued after casino cruise ship hits sandbar in Goa

K Morrison

July 17, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino Cruise Ships, India

Just a week after receiving permission from the High Court of Bombay to operate on the Mandovi River, Golden Globe Hotels Pvt Ltd’s floating casino, MV Lucky 7, has run aground on the river in the Indian state ...

Goa floating casinos given higher fees and 6-month extension

Alex Lanter

March 28, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, India, Economy/Finance, Licenses

The new Goa government introduced a new annual state budget that will see Goa’s land-based and floating casinos face increased fees in 2017, according to local media outlets. The latest increase marks the third...

Goa activates sixth offshore casino license following court defeat

Adam Morgan

March 10, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino News, Casino project updates, India, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In the small Indian state of Goa, Wednesday saw the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party government grant a sixth offshore casino license after being given a 24-hour deadline by the Mumbai High Court. Despite winni...

Opposition vows not to renew Goa floating casinos’ liquor licenses if elected

Adam Morgan

February 21, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, India, Licenses

The opposition Indian National Congress political party has reportedly declared that it will not renew the liquor licenses of the six offshore casinos in Goa if it ends up winning an outright majority in the sm...

New liquor rules in Goa will not affect offshore casinos

K Morrison

February 20, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, India

The Supreme Court’s latest rules that ban liquor sales within 500 meters of national and state highways, will not affect Goa’s offshore casinos. Casinos on the Mandovi River, which is the lifeline of the Ind...

Goa ordered to make final decision on sixth offshore casino

Adam Morgan

January 12, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Casino proposals, India, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In India, the government for the small state of Goa has reportedly been ordered by the Mumbai High Court to make a final decision on a license for a sixth offshore casino within the next four weeks. Accordin...

Goa casinos warned against laundering money for political parties

Adam Morgan

January 7, 2017

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Money Laundering

In India, the chief elections official for Goa has reportedly warned casinos in the small state against laundering money for political parties while declaring that his office intends to keep a close watch on pr...

Casino laws to be redrafted by Goa’s state home department in Macau fashion

Sadonna Price

December 21, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, Gaming Law & Legislation, India

The casino laws of Goa are going to be revamped by the state home department and be recreated based on laws found in Macau. Local media are reporting that the draft gaming rules file has been recalled and the r...

Casino Operations in Goa slow down due to PM Modi’s black money crackdown

Renee Kingsley

November 13, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Money Laundering, Economy/Finance

Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister of India, caught the nation off-guard when he announced on November 9 that 500 and 1000 rupee notes would be demonetized from November 10 and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) wo...

Legal petition filed against Goa offshore casino license renewal

Adam Morgan

October 28, 2016

Latest Casino and Gambling News, India, Licenses, Fines, Lawsuits & Litigation

In India, activist lawyer Aires Rodrigues has reportedly filed a petition seeking to reverse a government decision to grant an offshore casino license renewal to Mumbai-based firm Golden Globe Hotels Private Li...