Ban Locals From Entering Casinos

In a move that could trigger a debate on morality and exercising the individual rights, the BJP-led Goa government on Wednesday announced it would ban locals from entering the casinos operating in the coastal state but refused to commit any timeline for implementation.

After its 'no late night parties in Goa' diktat, the state government is now planning to make the casinos out of bounds for Goans. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the government is mulling ban on entry of locals to casinos. "Gambling is not good. If we can, we should remove it from the state," he said. But he was quick to add that "it is ...

In a move that could trigger a debate on morality and exercising the individual rights, the BJP-led Goa government on Wednesday announced it would ban locals from entering the casinos operating in the coastal state but refused to commit any timeline for implementation.

After its 'no late night parties in Goa' diktat, the state government is now planning to make the casinos out of bounds for Goans. Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said that the government is mulling ban on entry of locals to casinos. "Gambling is not good. If we can, we should remove it from the state," he said. But he was quick to add that "it is ...