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Chhattisgarh Bans Games of Chance with Swift Moves

Chhattisgarh is quick to ban gambling, including online, to answer the spread of an illegal betting app. Games of skill are reportedly exempt

Delta Corp

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.

“Zero Covid” policy

Macau Casinos: Licenses against Non-Gaming Investments

Macau casino operators will invest billions in non-gaming projects to diversify the city’s economy away from gambling as part of licensing requirements.

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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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MIB Orders Google to Drop Online Gambling Ads

Centre continues its crack down on offshore gambling with MIB ordering Google to stop showing online betting ads.

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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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IIM Rohtak Study Reveals Celebrities’ Huge Impact on Gambling Ads

Celebrity endorsements in gambling ads found to raise the tendency to play multifold and double the effect of statutory warnings. Regulations based on the...

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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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Facebook Updates Protocol for Real-Money Gaming Ads

Facebook updates its policy on gambling promotions, requires operator’s licenses and responsible ad campaigns.

Al Marjan

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...

Amazon

Big Tech Layoffs Continue, Desi Developers to Refocus Efforts

As Big Tech continues job cuts on a global scale, India is also impacted. Facebook, Amazon, and Twitter cut staff, but desi tech startups...

AIGF

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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LeoVegas in Joint Research with Karolinska Institutet

Swedish gaming operator joins hands with academia on data-driven responsible gaming research.

“Zero Covid” policy

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.

Apple

Gambling Ads Paused on iPhone Apps Store

Gambling ads swiftly restricted on iPhone App Store after criticism by developers

betting ring

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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Instagram Rolls Out Age Verification for India and Brazil

Instagram Age Verification Comes to India, Similar KYC Policies Proposed to Regulate Online Gaming

Delta Corp

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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Breaking: Jio and Vodafone blocks offshore gambling sites

Offshore online betting websites Betway, 22bet, PariMatch, and others blocked by Jio and Vodafone over tax evasion claims.

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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.

Betting

Centre clamps down on TV & OTT platforms over betting ads

India sees two new advisories asking OTT platforms, news websites, and TV channels to stop betting ads.

india

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 […]

curacao

Curaçao to create new, stricter gambling regulation

Curaçao gambling license overhaul, with stricter entry process While the news of Curaçao looking to […]

Evolution

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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Famous law influencer comments on India’s gaming bill

YourInstaLawyer tells it like it is in new Instagram Reel video Tanya Appachu, a Lawyer […]

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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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Curaçao to trigger gambling action plan in December

Curaçao’s liberal gambling legislation under the gun? We might see improved gambling regulation from Curaçao […]

Andar Bahar

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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Why we have removed Tamil Nadu from restricted states in India

The Madras High Court recently rejected the new law in Tamil Nadu to ban all forms of online gambling, […]

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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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Bombay HC questions Ludo’s legality following petition

Ludo: A game of chance or skill? The game of Ludo is one that many […]

Goa

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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Karnataka & Kerala makes a move on online gambling regulation

Proposal to ban online gambling & betting in Karnataka The Karnataka High Court received a […]

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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 […]