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Delhi Police EOW Cracks Down on Unlicensed Gaming Sites
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Delta Didn’t Bother to Make Provisions for Huge GST Demand
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PM Modi Steers Online Gaming Regulation to a Temporary Hold
PM Modi's vision is directing India towards a gaming regulation that covers skill and chance under the direct responsibility of gaming's nodal ministry, MeitY.
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It’s Final! Maharashtra LA Repealed Casinos Act, 1976
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Center Defends Online Gaming IT Rules before Delhi HC
MeitY raises arguments at the Delhi HC against a PIL challenging the legality of recent IT Rules amendments over online money gaming and the...
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Center Mules Asking SC to Batch Online Gaming GST Cases
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Nagpur Businessman Loses ₹58Cr on Rigged Casino Games
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Courts in Goa and Sikkim Freeze GST Action against Delta
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Deltatech Slapped with a Fresh ₹6,384.3 Crore GST Notice
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DPDPA is set to Influence India’s Online Gambling Landscape
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New GST Reality a Fact: Online Gaming Takes the Punch
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Dream11, Delta and Others Slapped with ₹70,000+ Cr Notices
The last stages of the journey to the promised calm waters of regulatory certainty are proving rather rough for India's gaming sector.
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Supreme Court Deliberates on Tamil Nadu’s Gaming Bans
The legal battle for Tamil Nadu's first gaming ban has begun. In the meantime, the State made a 2nd ban, and the Center is...
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SRO-Approved Real Money Games May Show up on Google Play
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Fourth SRO Proposed, Skill in Rummy and Poker Measured
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TN Appoints Gaming Authority Amidst Ongoing Court Battles
The state's Online Gaming Authority is set and ready, while senior counsels argue about the constitutional validity of the law that prescribed its creation.
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Parliament Adopts GST Council Recommendations on Gaming
After three years of waiting, the Center and the states are in a hurry to implement the GST hike over online games in search...
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Maharashtra to Ban Online Gambling, Goa Looks into TN Ban
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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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The Upcoming 50th GST Council: This is What to Look Out For
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AIGF and EGF/FIFS have Proposed Online Gaming SROs
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Breaking: ED Raids 25 Locations Linked to Offshore Gaming
ED cracks down on Rs 4000 crore worth scheme to siphon online gaming money out of India through remote computers and misdeclaration of circumstances.
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Karnataka HC Quashes GST Enforcement Ambitions
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Interview with Uday Walia on Indian Online Gambling
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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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Govt Agreed on TDS with Gaming Sector, GST Council Planned
The effective date of the new TDS regime over online gaming was changed to April 1 to avoid chaos in tax compliance. Uncertainty over...
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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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MeitY Likely to Accept Graded KYC for Online Gaming
MeitY will likely relax KYC requirements for small deposits for playing online games, as industry reps have suggested in their feedback on the IT...
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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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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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Chhattisgarh Bans Games of Chance with Swift Moves
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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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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
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BMM Testlabs to Elevate Gaming Knowledge in India
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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.
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Wynn will be the First Casino Operator in UAE
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Big Tech Layoffs Continue, Desi Developers to Refocus Efforts
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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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LeoVegas in Joint Research with Karolinska Institutet
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Hard Times Continue for Casinos in Macau
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Gambling Ads Paused on iPhone Apps Store
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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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Instagram Rolls Out Age Verification for India and Brazil
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Delta Corp Profits Keep Rising, Hospitality Only a Minor Share
Delta Corp gambling revenue recovers, casinos reopen, and online games are key to market growth as Indian industry gets a moment of peace.
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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.
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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.
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