Goa’s Floating Casinos Will Pay More for Mooring
Differentiated Rate Slabs Introduced for the First Time Goa’s Captain of Ports (CoP) Department has introduced five categories of vessels, each to attract a different rate slab for the monthly mooring fees and jetty rental charges. If the proposal gets approved by the government, the move will abolish the previous uniform rate of Rs. 10 […]
Is Poker really the next big career option in Goa? Deltin seems to think so.
The recently concluded Deltin Poker Tournament 2019 onboard the Deltin Royale drew over a thousand participants. With 3 Crore Rupees to win across four major events, the DPT2019 was one of India’s largest sporting events. There are two major talking points here. The fact that it’s a ‘sporting’ event, and the fact that it’s one […]
Casino Motel Restaurant is the OG of restaurants in Porvorim
There was a time when Porvorim was just the median between Goa’s capital city Panjim, and the busy beach belt of the north. Nothing really happened in this part of town since it was mainly a residential area, however a lot has changed in the recent past. With trendy new pubs and eateries opening up […]
Salvage Operations on MV Lucky 7 Resume Next Month
After numerous salvage attempts to remove the eyesore that is the MV Lucky 7 casino boat from Miramar beach, the government has now said that operations will resume next month. Backstory on MV Lucky 7 MV Lucky 7 ran aground, off Panjim’s famous Miramar beach, on 16th July 2017. The vessel, which is owned by […]
M V Lucky Seven seems to be the Big Daddy of catastrophe
The Bombay High at Goa said it would not issue a casino license to M V Lucky Seven till its owners M/s. Golden Globe Hotels Pvt. Ltd. arrange to float the vessel away from Miramar beach. Due to bad weather and rough seas, the chords binding it to the tug boat snapped causing the boat […]
Are more Casinos what Goa voted for?
After failing to identity an alternate site to relocate offshore casinos, the state government has extended permission to five vessels to continue operations from the Mandovi river by three months. However, in another development, casino vessel M V Lucky Seven, promoted by Golden Globe Hotel Private Limited, has been given permission to enter the river […]
Goa’s ecosystem is recovering from a beating
Following the urbanization footsteps of other states like Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune, today Goa’s priorities are industrialization and tourism. This does not consider the environment which has nurtured and fulfilled our ancestors needs. Classic examples include open-cast mining seen in various parts of Goa, the filthy Campal Creek that runs throughout the capital city, Panjim […]
