Goa Govt. to Allow Casinos from November with COVID-19 Guidelines

The Goa government on Wednesday has allowed the casinos to resume in the state, starting from 1 November. After Goa cabinet's meeting on Wednesday, the chief minister Pramod Sawant said, "The state cabinet has decided to allow casinos to reopen from November 1 onward."

The casinos have been shut in the coastal state since the coronavirus outbreak in March. There are six offshore and around a dozen onshore casinos in the western state.

The administration likewise gave COVID-19 rules that gambling



clubs need to follow when they restart the following month. The club will work at half of their ability. All the standard working systems declared by the state home office to battle against COVID-19 should be kept up at the club. 

The club administrators should pay the permit charges prior to continuing activities, Goa boss clergyman said.

The state government earlier permitted various commercial and tourism activities to restart in the state to get the economy back on track.