Whenever the months of March and September are upon us, it is a foregone conclusion that offshore casinos get an extension to ply their trade.
And we are not surprised that this has come true this year too. Let us congratulate the casino owners for successfully manoeuvring another extension till September 2021.
To save time and avoid this annual drama the government could sign with the casino owners a 99-year lease.
Incidentally, why should the Goa government spend their resources (manpower, and money) to identify a suitable place for the casinos to move? This should be the task of the casino owners.
Does the government help a poor ‘gadda’ or eatery owner who gets displaced because of road widening or when their property is acquired for ‘public interest/utility?’
