MAPUSA
The State government has decided to give another one year extension to the offshore casinos to operate in River Mandovi till Sept 30, 2022.
The earlier extension which was getting lapsed on Sept 30 has now been extended for another 12 months from October 1, 2021 to September 30, 2022.
“We have given a one-year extension to all the offshore casinos. Meanwhile, the process is on to find alternate sites for the casinos,” Chief Minister, Pramod Sawant said.
Presently, there are six offshore casinos operating in River Mandovi.
The government had taken a policy decision to relocate the offshore casinos from River Mandovi but failure to identify alternative sites has forced the government to grant them a series of extensions to continue operating in the river.
