Whether it is heritage tourism or beach tourism, the foreign tourists as well as domestic leisure travellers want some form of entertainment, particularly in the evening. For this purpose consideration needs to be given to allowing casinos to operate in certain locations. Though the subject has remained a taboo in the country it has to be borne in mind that casinos will not only increase the competitiveness of tourism destinations in the country but also have the potential to generate substantial revenues for the State Governments, just as lotteries have done for some of them. Casinos are the mainstay of the economies of tourist destinations such as Las Vegas, Monte Carlo and Macau. Singapore too has allowed the establishment of two casinos in its territory.
For heritage sites sound and light shows are a favourite form of entertainment. Such shows are being held by the State Tourism Departments in some tourist destinations but they are of poor quality. It is necessary to hold such shows at a larger number of major historical sites and substantially improve their quality.
