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_2021-02-17
The Goan government has granted a further six-month extension, until Sept. 30, to the six offshore casino boats in the Mandovi river.

_2020-08-26
The mayor of the Corporation of the City of Panaji has denied comments attributed to him in local media saying he supported the renewal of licenses for Goa’s floating casinos for two more years.

_2019-11-21
Upon request from the Deltin Group, the state government has given permission to the owner of the “Deltin Caravela” casino vessel to shift to the

_2019-10-21
Nerul villagers are opposing a plan to relocate Goa’s floating casinos to a site in Aguada Bay, local media reports.

_2019-09-25
Goa’s Ports Department has been tasked with finding an alternative location for the state’s six floating casinos away from their current position in the Mandovi River, according to media reports.

_2019-07-16
Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant says a policy to govern the state’s casinos, coupled with the establishment of a Gaming Commission, is still under examination.

_2019-05-09
GoldenGlobe Hotels has begun operations in a new offshore vessel, MV Lucky Seven, that will house the Big Daddy casino at the Mandovi River in Goa, GLaws reports.

_2018-11-05
A bill to move Goa’s floating casinos onshore to a gaming and entertainment zone was to have been discussed at a cabinet meeting on Oct. 31st, for passage during the winter session of the assembly, though the move was scuppered due to opposition from...

_2017-12-20
Golden Globe Hotels, owned by politician Gopal Kanda, plans to begin operating a sixth offshore casino in Goa, taking on the Maharajah casino on a six

_2017-07-16
Goa’s sixth offshore casino, MV Lucky 7, has marooned itself on a sandbar whilst attempting to move from Mormugao harbor to Mandovi river in Panaji,

_2016-08-09
The Goa state government has opened up the possibility of a sixth offshore casino on the River Mandovi, local media reports. In a statement made befor