Panaji, March 28 : Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant on Tuesday assured the Assembly of taking action against illegal casinos operating in the coastal state.

“I sincerely believe that gambling is not good. If we can, we should remove it from the state. It is human nature to gamble that is why we cannot eradicate it completely, but we definitely cannot encourage it,” Parrikar said. The former defence minister added that a lot had been done to restrict the entry of local residents, and “in the days to come, there will be a complete ban on locals going to casinos”.