Gaming

Kerala government mops up almost $1 billion in lottery sales, Karnataka mulls the lottery route to generate funds

Lotteries organised by the Kerala government has grown exponentially in the past decade, as per data released by the state…

BJP MP supports legalising betting as an option to curb fixing

After former Chief Justice of India (CJI) RM Lodha, former Chief Justice of the Punjab & Haryana Mukul Mudgal and…

Punjab government increases paper lottery draws, proposes legal horse-betting in bid to bolster fiscal health

The Parkash Singh Badal-led Punjab government is banking on revenues from lottery and horse-betting to improve the state's financial condition…

Gadkari says no to casinos, asks state governments to develop yoga and spiritual tourism instead

Union Shipping & Road Transport Minister and former President of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Nitin Gadkari rejected the…

Maharashtra set to notify casino legislation

Maharashtra is laying grounds to enforce the Maharashtra Casinos (Control & Tax) Act, 1976, a 40-year old landmark and farsighted legislation…

Legal eagles advocate regulating sports betting, endorse Lodha committee recommendations

The Lodha committee report has rightly sparked a discussion on legalising gambling and sports betting in the country. Last week,…

Union Law Minister refuses to support sports betting legalisation, says time not ripe

In the midst of the growing clamour to legalise sports betting in India in light of the Justice Lodha Committee…

Breaking news: Lodha committee recommends legalising sports betting

A committee headed by former Chief Justice of India RM Lodha, which was tasked with inter alia 'recommending changes to prevent sporting…

Sri Lanka casinos on verge of shutdown after unreasonable hike in taxes

As predicted by us in January this year, casinos in Sri Lanka are battling for survival after Maithripala Sirisena took…

Confusion among government departments over shifting of offshore casinos

There seems to be major confusion among various government departments in Goa over shifting of casinos out of River Mandovi.…