The flourishing casino trade in Goa is running absolutely unregulated. The appointment of a Gaming Commissioner was an utter eyewash. As there are no rules framed he is powerless. And the promised casino policy has yet not seen the light of the day. The government should have proved its bonafides by mandatorily making every transaction at casinos cashless. The authorities have been conveniently turning a Nelson’s eye at all those casino vehicles which are illegally parked in the No Parking Zone along the Dayanand Bandodkar Marg.
The residents of Sao Tome ward, behind Panaji Post Office in particular have been suffering for years on account of the parking nightmare created by the casinos. The situation gets worse especially on the weekends with casino staff and customers haphazardly parking their vehicles and even urinating everywhere. While the authorities have miserably failed to deal with the traffic mayhem in Panaji, to add to the chaos, hordes of casino taxis are illegally parked all over the city. Will the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police kindly look into this very appalling state of affairs?
