Panaji: Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant told the House that the state government has earned more than Rs 1,661 crore as recurring fees from onshore and offshore casinos over the last five financial years.
In a written reply to a Starred Legislative Assembly Question, the Chief Minister provided a year-wise breakdown of the revenue collected as annual recurring fees from all licensed casinos operating in the state.
He was responding to a question tabled by BJP MLA Michael Lobo. There are six off shore casinos and more than a dozen on shore casinos in the state.
As per the data, the state earned Rs 186.35 crore during financial year 2021–22 in the form of annual recurring fees.
He said that Rs 353.78 crore was earned during FY 2022–23, Rs 603.76 crore during FY 2023–24, Rs 132.52 crore from April 1, 2024 to February 28, 2025 and Rs 384.85 crore from March 1, 2025 to July 10, 2025.
“The total amount collected over the five-year period stands at Rs 1,661.27 crore,” Sawant said.
Responding to a question on whether the Government has
identified a permanent alternative location for relocating the offshore casinos from River Mandovi, the chief minister said that the Government alongwith the Captain
of Ports Department is under process of identifying alternate sites for permanently relocating the off-shore casinos from River Mandovi.
