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50th GST Council: One Levy for Skill and Chance Games

The GST Council moved away from skill vs. chance ambiguities and recommended uniform tax on all games, disrupting the business model of skill operators.

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India’s Online Gaming Industry Faces a Rough Journey with States

Many challenges lay ahead of India’s gaming industry as some States continue to push for prohibition despite Central efforts to regulate the fast-growing sector.

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AIGF and EGF/FIFS have Proposed Online Gaming SROs

India’s online gaming industry is in a hurry to join MeitY’s efforts to regulate the country’s online gaming space without interference from Big Tech.

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Gaming Apps Betway, Lotus365, Fun88 Not Affected by Indian Ban

Central Government efforts to effectively ban foreign sports betting and casino apps have yet to deliver the desired results.

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Karnataka HC Quashes GST Enforcement Ambitions

Karnataka HC refuses DGGI access to online gaming prize pools and brings clarity to GST base valuation on games of skill a month before...

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First Shots of the Battle for Online Gaming SROs Fired

Businesses, industry bodies, and the government have locked horns over how the key regulators of the Indian online gaming space will be shaped.

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AIGF Renews Challenge to TN Gaming Ban, MoS Calls It “Meaningless”

The legal battle over the constitutional validity of Tamil Nadu’s new gaming ban has begun. Union Minister calls the whole thing “meaningless.”

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MeitY Notifies IT Rules, Chhattisgarh Game of Chance Ban in Force

India gets its first national online gaming regulations and its first responsible gaming measure, while another state bans online games of chance.

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TN Assembly Unanimous behind New Online Gaming Ban

Tamil Nadu LA unanimously rejects the governor’s veto on the State’s new online gaming ban and ends two weeks of political controversy and protests...

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Gaming Industry Opposes New TDS Policy, GST Still Unclear

The gaming industry urges the Government to rethink TDS and GST changes that would put the sector at a competitive disadvantage against offshore gaming...

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Finance Bill 2023 Proposes Changes to TDS on Game Winnings

Govt aims to tighten TDS on winnings from gaming abolishing practice to split withdrawals and completely removing non-taxable threshold for online games

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Union Government Bans 232 Chinese Betting and Loan Apps

MeitY bans 232 unlicensed betting and loan lending apps linked to China on emergency request by the Home Ministry.

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MEITY and Industry Discuss IT Rules Amendments for Online Gaming

Gaming industry reps give valuable feedback to newly proposed IT Rules amendments for online gaming by the sector’s new nodal ministry, MEITY.

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Parimatch CEO: A Bird’s Eye View on the Indian Gambling Market

Anton Rublievskyi doesn’t spare anything about the Indian gambling scene, the lack of regulations, the lobbying, and the need for responsible gaming policies.

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Delta Corp Files Legal Action against Goa Government

Delta Corp challenges its license fees for the months of lockdown, even though the money has been allocated.

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MEITY is the New Nodal Ministry for Online Gaming in India

Following Task Force recommendations, the Govt names MEITY as the nodal ministry for online gaming, I&B continues to oversee code of ethics and advertising.

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Three-Year Study Reveals the Dangers of Loot Boxes

UK academia study reveals the harmful impact of loot boxes on the young and proposes regulatory intervention. In India, loot boxes still run under...

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Indian Children’s Online Gaming Time will not be Limited

Central Govt is aware of risks posed by online gaming, but India doesn’t plan to limit children’s game time like China, Minister of State...

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Madhya Pradesh Govt to HC: Three Months Needed for Online Gaming Law

Madhya Pradesh Govt told the High Court it needs three months to prepare a law against online gambling in response to an order to...

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Centre Rumored to Bring In Federal Regulation for All Real-Money Games Online

Union government reportedly planning to end the skill vs chance debate with a universal regulation on the online gaming market.

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BMM Testlabs to Elevate Gaming Knowledge in India

Global game testing firm BBM Testlabs opens a new lab in Gurgaon’s Cyber City to test and certify online and land-based gaming products and...

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TeamLease and Lumikai with New Reports on Indian Gaming Market

Reports for 2022 by TeamLease Digital and Lumikai on the Indian online gaming market examine its growth trajectory and job creation perspectives.

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Wynn will be the First Casino Operator in UAE

Wynn is building the first casino resort in the Arab Gulf Region. ‘Mini Las Vegas’ plans replace ‘Mini Ibiza’ vision as new gaming legislation...

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Skill Gaming IМTF: Central Law and Extraterritorial Action

Online skill gaming Inter-Ministerial Panel calls Public Gambling Act inadequate and proposes new central law with extraterritorial action.

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Online Gaming Industry Challenges New Tamil Nadu Ban

The All India Gaming Federation challenged the TN ban on online games for money as the legal battle continues

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Powerball smashes own world record with ₹16,400 crore jackpot!

Powerball improves the world record for "largest lottery prize ever," with the winning ticket taking home a $2.04 billion prize.

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Hard Times Continue for Casinos in Macau

Recovery-hopeful casino industry in Macau suffers new “Zero-Covid” policy setback while operators await government decision to renew their licenses.

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Government Amends IT Rules, Imposes New Requirements on Social Media

Amended IT Rules create a Grievance Appellate Committee, require social media to take down illegal and harmful content, review account blocks

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Authorities Go after Black Market Gambling, with No Nationwide Regulation in Sight

Police carry out arrests for illegal betting rings and gambling apps. Despite ad advisory and ISP bans, offshore platforms carry on.

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Deltatech to Go Public, Fund Online Gaming Segment

India’s leading land-based gambling group lists its online gaming tech subsidiary on stock markets.

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Delta Corp Profits Keep Rising, Hospitality Only a Minor Share

Indian gambling giant recovers post-Covid but bets on online games for future

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Tamil Nadu passes gambling ban bill

The ordinance promulgated on the 7th of October has now been approved by the TN Assembly, banning online gambling, rummy, and poker.

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Meghalaya Backtracks on Casino Regulation, Cites Moral Grounds

Meghalaya state government decides to repeal the act that looks to regulate gaming and gambling within the state.

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Tamil Nadu issues Ordinance to ban online gambling in the state

Tamil Nadu issues second ordinance in two years, seeking to ban online gambling and regulate online gaming.

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Auto driver wins ₹25 cr, largest Kerala lottery win ever!

₹25 crores Onam bumper price goes to former chef, Anoop Kerala recently saw its largest […]

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LeoVegas and Royal Panda set to leave the Indian market

LeoVegas & Royal Panda players to migrate in September Desi players will have to bid […]

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Evolution Acquires Game Provider Nolimit City

The Evolution-family grows to seven with Nolimit City addition Evolution’s collection of game developers is […]

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Indian media asked to stop real money gambling advertisement

Betting website ads pose risk for consumers, I&B says While guidelines on what is allowed […]

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Indian government has formed online gaming regulation panel

India takes action towards gaming regulation In light of the recently proposed gaming bill presented […]

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Evolution presents massive game release news for 2022!

Evolution has 2022 filled with exciting new games Yesterday, Evolution took us through what could […]

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Pragmatic Play releases two new Indian Live Casino tables

Enjoy Andar Bahar & Roulette India from Pragmatic! Pragmatic Play is the latest game provider […]

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Kerala lifts online Rummy ban

Kerala HC calls online Rummy ban unconstitutional The Kerala High Court has shot down a […]

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Karnataka gambling ban to take effect on 13 September 2021

Karnataka includes online gambling in Karnataka Police Act, 1963. Earlier this year, we reported on […]

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Madras HC rejects Tamil Nadu online gambling ban

Online games are back in business in TN after HC decision In February this year, […]

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Goa & Uttar Pradesh clamp down on online gambling

Several people arrested in Goa online gambling den raid You’ve probably heard about police raids […]

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AIGF challenges Tamil Nadu’s Online Rummy ban

Tamil Nadu Gaming Act amendments face potential backlash A little over a month has passed […]

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Amendment bill suggests online gambling ban in Tamil Nadu.

Online Gambling in Tamil Nadu faces bill proposal An amendment Bill to add cyberspace gambling […]

Andhra Pradesh

New Online Gambling ban in Andhra Pradesh

Jail-time for illegal Andhra Pradesh gambling The Minister of Transport, Information and PR, Perni Venkataramaiah, […]