The law varies across the country's other 25 states.
It means there are still relatively few casinos to choose from, with tourist-friendly Goa hosting ten - including a few 'floating casinos' - and Sikkim and Daman only a handful between them. The states released a combined Public Gambling Act in 1976 which dictates that only five-star hotels and offshore vessels can house a casino, and only with the regional government's permission. To date, only three states allow land-based casinos: Goa, Daman and Sikkim, however, even these are subject to restrictions. Despite there being a national Gambling Act (1867) that prohibits running (and visiting) a public gambling house, the Indian Constitution, formed in 1949, gives states the power to create their own gambling laws in its Seventh Schedule (34, List II), which the government cannot interfere in. Gambling laws in India are complex and vary from state to state.
