<p>Ending decades of speculation and moves to start casinos, the Eknath Shinde-led BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP government on Friday scrapped the Maharashtra Casino (Control and Tax) Act, 1976.</p><p>The Act could never be implemented because of strong opposition to casinos from various quarters. Fearing backlash, successive governments never attempted it in the last four decades. </p>.Lok Sabha passes GST amendments bills; 28% tax on online gaming, casinos, horse race clubs.<p>The decision to scrap the law was taken at the weekly Cabinet meeting presided over by CM Eknath Shinde in Mumbai. </p><p>CM Shinde and Deputy Chief Ministers - Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the Home, Law and Judiciary portfolios and Ajit Pawar, who heads the Finance and Planning Ministry, were against it.</p>
<p>Ending decades of speculation and moves to start casinos, the Eknath Shinde-led BJP-Shiv Sena-NCP government on Friday scrapped the Maharashtra Casino (Control and Tax) Act, 1976.</p><p>The Act could never be implemented because of strong opposition to casinos from various quarters. Fearing backlash, successive governments never attempted it in the last four decades. </p>.Lok Sabha passes GST amendments bills; 28% tax on online gaming, casinos, horse race clubs.<p>The decision to scrap the law was taken at the weekly Cabinet meeting presided over by CM Eknath Shinde in Mumbai. </p><p>CM Shinde and Deputy Chief Ministers - Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the Home, Law and Judiciary portfolios and Ajit Pawar, who heads the Finance and Planning Ministry, were against it.</p>