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Soon, online gambling to hit Goans; 9 bids come in
HERALD REPORTER
PANJIM, APRIL 5
In all probability, Goa will gamble online soon as nine parties have
responded to Goa Government’s efforts to start an online lottery.
Officials of the Department of Lotteries declined to furnish any details
on the tender papers submitted to bid for the online lottery system.
However, sources stated that nine firms have sent in their bids, the
last date for which was today. The tenders will be opened later this
month, the sources said.
The online lottery system was seen as a good option to generate revenue
for the State which has seen higher spending in the last few years.
The Government expects an annual revenue of Rs 22-25 crore from it, the
sources said.
This time, the tender document was made more attractive and its clauses
were different from the one floated more than two years ago.
That time, the sources said, the government had offered the contract to
operate the lottery to a private company against a one-time payment of
Rs 25 crore. In addition, it had sought a share from the lottery income.
This was found too much for investors to fetch revenue and it never
materialized as not a single applicant applied.
This time, the private company will be allowed to open centres to run
the online lottery.
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