The Andhra Pradesh state government in India has received six proposals to open casinos in the state, local media reports.
However, the state government has yet to make any decision on the proposals, some of which have been pending for at least two years.
One of the proposals includes a casino on an island in the Krishna River. Siva Prakash Bobba told The Hindu: “I find one of the islands in the river Krishna very much suitable for setting up a casino. I’m planning to propose it to the government. The plan is also in tune with the government’s grand design of creating a replica of Sentosa amusement park in Singapore here.”
However, for the casinos to be allowed to start there would also need to be an amendment to the Andhra Pradesh Gaming Act, 1974, which prohibits gambling, but local insiders say casinos may fall low on the list of priorities for now.
Source: Asia Gaming Brief
