Goa govt not keen to have too many casinos: Rane
Soft-peddling the issue of setting up of off-shore casinos, the Goa government has said that they were not keen to have too many of them in the state.
By PTI |
PANAJI: Soft-peddling the issue of setting up of off-shore casinos, the Goa government has said that they were not keen to have too many of them in the state.
"I doubt whether all those who are seeking permission to start off-shore casino, would actually be operational as it is unfeasible," Goa Chief Minister Pratapsingh Rane told reporters here.
Goa government had faced criticism from various sectors following its newspaper advertisement announcing its policy to have 10 off-shore casinos in the state waters.
While BJP was the first to condemn the government, the NCP stated that the government had not taken them into confidence before taking the decision.
Senior government officers had also disclosed that six companies have already paid processing fees to start the off-shore casinos and government was awaiting their proposals.
Feigning innocence about any such advertisement about off-shore casinos, Rane said that two casinos -- one in north and another in south Goa -- were operational in the state.
"I doubt whether all those companies who have paid processing fees would be able to operate.... it requires huge investment including a vessel... At the most two or three may start," the Chief Minister added.
On security concerns once such off-shore casinos start, Rane said that government was able to take care of any such issues.
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