Legal & Regulatory

Has the Kerala High Court made a factual error in ignoring 1976 govt notification while passing rummy for stakes order?

Exclusive A division bench of the Kerala High Court in an order passed last month, surprisingly ruled that playing rummy for stakes…

Kerala HC says playing rummy for stakes amounts to offence of gambling

A division bench of the Kerala High Court in a judgment dated 24th January, 2019 ruled that playing rummy for…

Manipur government to reintroduce lotteries

The Manipur government is working on a plan to reintroduce lottery schemes in a bid to generate revenue for the…

Gujarat HC dismisses KN Suresh’s poker appeal for default, other clubs’ petitions to come up for hearing on 11th March

A division bench of the Gujarat High Court comprising of Acting Chief Justice Anant S. Dave and Justice Biren Vaishnav…

TRS MP raises question on fantasy sports legality; central govt says states can decide

Exclusive The central government did not give a clear answer on the legality of fantasy sports and proposal to regulate it,…

Gujarat HC poker matters adjourned once again

The letters patent appeals pertaining to the legality of poker were once again adjourned by the Gujarat High Court without…

Goa Tourism Master Plan does not envision new casinos, says state tourism minister Ajgaonkar

The upcoming draft tourism master plan does not envision new casinos in Goa, Tourism Minister Manohar 'Babu' Ajgaonkar told the…

Shashi Tharoor’s Bill to regulate online sports gaming deserves consideration by the government

Congress Member of Parliament (MP) Shashi Tharoor introduced a private member’s bill, namely, the Sports (Online Gaming & Prevention of…

Shashi Tharoor introduces Sports (Online Gaming & Prevention of Fraud) Bill; read the salient features of the proposed law

As scheduled, senior Congress MP Dr. Shashi Tharoor introduced the Sports (Online Gaming & Prevention of Fraud) Bill, 2018 in…

Shashi Tharoor to introduce new Bill in Lok Sabha to regulate sports betting, penalise match-fixing

Exclusive Thiruvananthapuram MP and senior Congress leader Dr. Shashi Tharoor is going to introduce a Private Member's Bill to regulate sports…