Floating casinos in the Indian state of Goa have been given more time to find a new place to ply their trade, just as their current home is about to grow a little more crowded.

On Tuesday, Goa’s state government issued a notice admitting that it has yet to find a new permanent home for the operators of the five casinos currently in operation on the Mandovi river. As a result, the deadline for the casinos to wrap up their operations on the Mandovi has been extended by three months to September 30.

The new deadline matches an earlier promise the government made to the casino operators – Delta Corp, Goa Coastal Resorts and Recreation, Highstreet Cruises and Entertainment, Golden Peace Infrastructure and Delta Pleasure Cruise Company – immediately following this spring’s elections.

The search for an alternate waterway has been going on for years now, with sites at Auguada Bay and on the Zuari, Chapora and Sal rivers all put forward as possible home berths. But these plans were complicated when local residents expressed resistance, in some cases due to the potential impact on sensitive fishing areas.