Reopening of Indian casinos aids strong recovery for Delta Corp in December quarter
India’s leading gaming company Delta Corp has reported a 104.2% year-on-year increase in gross income from operations to Rs 307.65 crore (US$41.7 million) for the three months to 31 December 2021, boosted by the reopening of its casinos in Goa...
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Sikkim casinos closed again as daily COVID numbers surge
Just two weeks after casinos in the Indian state of Sikkim were granted permission to reopen, they’ve been forced to close again due to an increase in new COVID-19 case numbers. Having fallen below 100 daily cases late last month,...
Casinos stay closed as Goa enters curfew said to be “stricter than lockdown”
Casinos in the Indian state of Goa look set to remain closed for some time after the government announced this week a two-week, state-wide curfew until 7am on 24 May. The curfew is the latest measure taken by local authorities...
Casinos remain closed as Goa extends lockdown measures for one week
Goa’s state government on Monday extended lockdown measures for another seven days, from 3 to 10 May, as part of efforts to halt a massive outbreak of COVID-19 currently sweeping the country. India reported another 328,147 new cases of COVID-19...
Casinos closed as Goa enters complete four-day lockdown to halt COVID-19 spread
All casinos plus hotels, bars, restaurants and tourism facilities have been ordered closed after the Goa government declared a complete four-day lockdown to halt a devastating outbreak of COVID-19. The southern Indian state recorded 2,110 new cases on Thursday –...
Indian cricket’s new anti-corruption chief opposed to legalized sports betting
The new head of the Anti-Corruption Unit of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) says he stands opposed to any suggestion betting on the sport should be legalized, claiming it would encourage match-fixing. Shabir Hussein Shekhadam Khandwawala,...
Delta Corp to build new floating casino in Goa, details plans for first integrated resort
India’s leading casino and gaming operator Delta Corp has revealed plans to build a new Rs150 crore (US$20.5 million) offshore casino it says will replace one of its current vessels on Goa’s Mandovi River by mid-2022. The new ship, replacing...
Goa’s offshore casinos granted six-month stay of execution
Goa’s state government has granted another six-month extension for the state’s six offshore casinos to remain on the Mandovi River. Chief Minister Pramod Sawant announced this week that the extension would run from 31 March to 30 September 2021, the...
