Team Goemkarponn
ARPORA: The management of Resort Rio in Arpora has clarified that it has no connection with Big B Casino, which was recently sealed by the North Goa Collectorate for failing to pay government fees reportedly amounting to ₹14 crore.
In an official statement, Resort Rio stated that neither the casino nor its owner, Chitti Babu Ghanta, have any ownership, financial, operational or managerial relationship with the resort.
The management emphasised that the resort has never been involved in the functioning or business decisions of the casino.
According to the statement, Big B Casino had merely rented a small portion of the property under a commercial lease agreement.
Resort Rio stressed that the arrangement was limited strictly to a landlord-tenant relationship and did not constitute any form of partnership or joint venture.
The resort further revealed that the casino and its owner have outstanding payments running into several crores of rupees, which remain unpaid despite repeated reminders.
These pending amounts relate solely to obligations under the lease agreement.
Resort Rio also strongly objected to any attempts to associate the hotel with the casino’s operations or liabilities, stating that such claims are inaccurate and harmful to the reputation of the establishment.
