Legal & Regulatory

In 34 page order, Calcutta HC rejects Rajat Agarwal's trademark protection plea, allows Amin Rozani faction to continue operating 'The Spartan Poker'

The ugly and public spat between the two factions of Spartan Poker has been partially resolved. A single judge bench…

IPA alleges infringement of fundamental rights by Gujarat police, asks for urgent hearing, matter to be listed on 22nd May

It is understood that the Indian Poker Association (IPA) has mentioned the pending poker matter before a vacation bench of…

Supreme Court to hear cricket betting legalisation PIL on 14th July, matter tagged with BCCI reforms appeal

Exclusive The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking legalisation of sports betting has been listed for hearing on 14th July, 2017, along…

Despite pending matter in HC, Surat police raid poker club, arrest 32

The Surat Police raided a poker club operated by AAA Gaming Pvt. Ltd. on 30th April and arrested 32 persons…

Breaking news: PIL filed in Supreme Court to legalise sports betting, court agrees to hear petition

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking its directions to the central government to…

Andhra HC rejects rummy clubs plea for police non-interference

The Andhra Pradesh and Telangana  High Court in an order dated 13th April, rejected the plea by four clubs from…

Law Commission Chairman indicates that the decision to regulate gambling should be left to state governments

Justice (retired) Balbir Singh Chauhan, Chairman of the Law Commission of India has in a recent interview to Outlook magazine…

Sikkim HC upholds constitutional validity of service tax on lottery distributors, surprisingly holds service tax on lottery sales non-ascertainable

A division bench of the Sikkim High Court comprising of Chief Justice Satish K. Agnihotri and Justice Meenakshi Madan Rai…

Khelplay gets sixth Nagaland online skill games license

Exclusive Sachar Gaming Pvt. Ltd., which operates rummy website khelplayrummy.com and poker website khelplay.com has received the sixth license for operating…

Sports Law & Policy Centre publishes white paper on games of skill, read critical analysis and full report

The Sports Law & Policy Centre, a Bengaluru-based independent think-tank (formed by the Go Sports foundation and law firm LawNK)…