high-denomination notes were declared illegal tender<\/a>, while Indians were given a December 30 deadline to deposit their bills into a bank or Post Office or forcing them to declare money that may have been earned on the black economy and otherwise stashed away. But the sudden drying up of cash left the casinos, temporarily at least, without enough currency to pay their customers.<\/p>\nLiquor Ban<\/b><\/h2>\n
Meanwhile, a Supreme Court ban on liquor sale within 500 meters (546 yards) of highways in Goa means that around 3,200 venues, including bars, restaurants, casinos and supermarkets have been forced to go teetotal, seriously threatening its status as a India\u2019s \u201cparty destination.\u201d \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\u201cIt is going to severely affect the business which Goa, as a party destination, used to get, as people will have to hunt places where they can enjoy a drink,\u201d said Duttaprasad Naik, president of Goa Liquor Traders Association.<\/p>\n
The government has also ordered that five floating casinos on the Mandovi River must find a new place to berth or lose their licenses. \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Goa\u2019s Chief Minister has announced that a full ban on locals gambling in the Indian state\u2019s casinos would be implemented in \u201cthe days to come.\u201d “I sincerely believe that gambling is not good,\u201d Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar told India\u2019s DD News in an interview on Saturday. \u201cIf we can, we should remove it from the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":42,"featured_media":48542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,60,13,18],"tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
India\u2019s Casino Hub State, Goa, to Impose Locals Ban on Sector<\/title>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\n\n\n\n\n\t\n\t\n\t\n