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Goa airport casinos to be open to only air passengers: CM

  •   Mon, Jul 29 2019 05:02:08 PM

Panaji, Jul 29 (IANS): Only airline passengers would have access to casinos at the upcoming Mopa international airport, Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said in the Assembly on Monday.

In a written reply to a question by BJP legislator Wilfred D'Sa, Sawant said 232 acres of land at the airport had been earmarked for commercial development.

Apart from casinos, hotels of various categories, eco-adventure and wellness resorts, as well as a shopping plaza would be constructed at the airport, he said.

The statement comes at a time when the Goa government, under pressure from the civil society and the Opposition, is in the process of relocating six offshore casinos, parked in the Mandovi river.

Developed jointly by GMR and the Goa government, the airport in the North Goa district is expected to handle 30 million passengers. The first phase of the airport is expected to be complete in 2020.
  

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  • Satya, Mangalore

    Mon, Jul 29 2019

    Don't understand what this fuss is all about on casinos. Have the people who object visited casinos in places like Colombo and Macau and seen the number of Indians gambling there and the amount of money going away from the country? Have these people who object seen the employment potential of casinos? One large casino in Macau or Las Vegas provides employment to over 2000 people. These objectors can get the casinos banned, but will they be able to stop Indians from going abroad and spending Millions of Dollars if not Billions in Las Vegas, Monte Carlo, Macau and Colombo? All those people there must be really happy at seeing the lack of common sense with us Indians.

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